Chemistry in Everyday Life

Chemistry doesn't just happen in a lab. Use these resources to learn how chemistry relates to everyday life.

  • Copper beryllium valve seats
    Beryllium Applications
  • Bottle of Vodka
    Why Vodka Doesn't Freeze in Most Home Freezers
  • Steel girders for a roof system made with steel alloying agents
    Top Steel Alloying Agents
  • Engineer heat treats industrial gear in factory
    What Happens When Metals Undergo Heat Treatment?
  • A piece of polysilicon metal which will be used in production.
    The Properties and Uses of Silicon Metal
  • Making soap at home
    Make Your Own Household Products
  • Pasteurization involves applying low heat to kill pathogens and extend shelf life.
    What Is Pasteurization?
  • A Coal Mountain Site
    Bituminous Coal Characteristics and Applications
  • Annealing oven at steel works
    How and Why Steel Is Normalized
  • Close-up of penny
    Why the Copper Penny Is Worth More Than One Cent
  • Workers in a steel factory
    Steel Grades and Properties
  • Man assembling a carbon fiber bike frame
    What Products Use Carbon Fiber Today?
  • Collection of oxidized—rusty—bolts and nuts .
    The Meaning of Oxidized Metal
  • Coal Train carrying anthracite coal
    All About Anthracite Coal
  • a close up of a chrome exhaust pipe made from Ferritic stainless steel
    Ferritic Stainless Steel
  • Test tubes and chemistry gear on a black counter.
    4 Simple Chemical Tests for Food
  • Group of people collecting bottles in a park
    Recycling Plastics: Are We Doing Enough?
  • Close up of a carbon fiber car spoiler.
    The Basics of Using Carbon Fiber Laminates
  • Examples of chemical reactions in everyday life: rust, combustion, photosynthesis, digestion, cooking, anaerobic respiration
    Examples of Chemical Reactions in Everyday Life
  • Testing solutions for pH in plates
    Home and Garden pH Indicators
  • Are Sharpie tattoos safe?
    Are Sharpie Pens Bad For Your Skin?
  • foundry worker pouring hot metal into cast mold
    Using Quenching to Harden Steel in Metalworking
  • Nine carat gold ring, close up.
    Metal Jewelry Stamps and Marks
  • manufacturing plastic
    Most Common Plastics
  • Milk being poured into a glass
    How Lactose-Free Milk Is Made
  • Alcoholic beverages
    Where Do Alcoholic Beverages Come From?
  • Polypropylene Granules
    Learn the Basics of the Plastic Resin Polypropylene
  • Mood Ring Colors and Meanings
  • Erlenmeyer Flask with Laboratory Glassware in the Background
    Can You Drink Heavy Water?
  • Chemistry of BHA and BHT
    Chemistry of BHA and BHT Food Preservatives
  • Baking Soda and Baking Power Substitutes
    How to Substitute for Baking Powder and Baking Soda
  • Lithium battery that has caught on fire.
    Why Lithium Batteries Catch Fire
  • What did the other elements say to hydrogen? What a loner!
    Chemistry Element Jokes and Puns
  • Is It Ever Safe to Drink Bleach?
  • Image shows 5 versions of brass items. Text reads: applications of brass: injectors, nuts and bolds, terminals, jets, taps"
    Learn About the Properties and Uses of Brass Metal
  • Modern kitchen with stainless steel counters
    Why Is Stainless Steel Stainless?
  • Aurora Borealis
    What Causes the Aurora Borealis' Colors?
  • A female chemist with a syringe
    Best Quotes About Chemistry
  • This woman is wearing make-up that glows under a black light.
    What Glows Under Black Light?
  • Plastics are Used to Create Many Household Products
    The Many Uses of Plastics
  • A bike on a road in the forest.
    Uses For Carbon Fiber
  • Weird Science movie still
    The Top 10 Movies About Science
  • Brazil nuts
    10 Common Naturally Radioactive Foods
  • Buttermilk in a measuring cup
    How to Make Buttermilk
  • Tungsten
    Tungsten (Wolfram): Properties, Production, Applications & Alloys
  • Brass Handcrafts for Sale
    Brass Alloys and Their Applications
  • Safe chemicals can react to produce dangerous ones.
    Chemicals You Should Never Mix
  • white gold rings against black background.
    What Is White Gold? Chemical Composition
  • Chemists can be funny too!
    Chemistry Jokes, Puns, and Riddles
  • A rotary rock tumbler is used to tumble stones to produce a rounded, smooth finish.
    Rotary Rock Tumbler Instructions
  • Chromite ore at Hernic Ferrochrome's mine in South Africa.
    Metal Profile: Chromium
  • Engineering applies science to study and design equipment and processes.
    Engineering Branches List
  • Tempering steel
    What Is the Metallurgical Term Known as Tempering?
  • Getting some bright new highlights
    The Science of Hair Coloring
  • This is the structure of sucralose or Splenda, an artificial sweetener.
    The Difference Between Sucrose and Sucralose
  • Brown Coal Passes Along a Conveyor Belt
    What is Lignite?
  • Variety Alcoholic Beverage Drinks White Background
    Alcohol Proof Definition and Examples
  • A deep blue mood ring color is associated with feelings of peace and calm.
    Do Mood Rings Work?
  • Chemistry Jokes and Puns With Explanations
  • Would you be surprised to learn you are exposed to radioactive products and food every day?
    10 Radioactive Everyday Products
  • Three-dimensional model of a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) chain.
    What Is a Polymer?
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