Chemistry Made Simple

Matthew Macariou

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Master the Acid Dissociation Constant Ka, and Use it to Calculate pH of Weak Acids
13/1/2026 | 11 mins.
The video version (to follow along on screen) is here
In this episode:
What is the acid dissociation constant
What do we mean by the dissociation of an acid
What is a weak acid
How to write the expression for the acid dissociation constant
How to rearrange the expression to help calculate pH
What happens to Ka when the temperature is changed

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Master the Equilibrium Constant Kc
30/12/2025 | 14 mins.
The video version can be seen here https://youtu.be/U2w2KIL2hB8

In this episode:
What is the equilibrium constant
What is the equilibrium constant used for
What are the units of Kc
How to write the equilibrium constant expression
The effect of changing the temperature
The effect of changing the concentration
The effect of changing the pressure
The effect of a catalyst
The Kc for the reverse reaction
Le Chatelier's Principle

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What is a Reversible Reaction and an Equilibrium
16/12/2025 | 15 mins.
In this episode:
What is a reversible reaction?
How to spot a reversible reaction
Use the correct arrow!
What is equilibrium?
What is necessary to achieve equilibrium?
Disturbing an equilibrium, and La Chatelier's Principle
What happens to an equilibrium when you add a catalyst?

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What Exactly are Acids, pH, Strong & Weak Acids
02/12/2025 | 9 mins.
In this episode:
Definition of an acid
Why acids and hydrogen ions are so reactive
What pH means and how to calculate it
Strong acids, weak acids and concentration

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Master the Ideal Gas Equation in Chemistry
18/11/2025 | 7 mins.
In this episode:
What is the ideal gas equation?
How to use the ideal gas equation
The biggest mistakes when using the ideal gas equation
The units to use - pay special attention
When to use the ideal gas equation

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Helping you understand chemistry topics from A-Level and Advanced Higher. Get more guidance, deeper resources and a helpful community at ChemistryMadeSimple.net If you want to demystify chemistry, yearn for a simpler explanation and want to hear all the tips that will help you at exam time you're at the right place. I'm a chemistry tutor who is used to explaining chemistry in simpler terms, and I love to use an analogy to help with the understanding. Each episode tackles a topic, explaining it as simply as possible - well it is chemistry! The end-of-episode summary will make sure you have useful takeaways to help you on your way.

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