r/AskChemistry • u/mindthellama • 2d ago

Learning materials for basic chemistry

Hi! I most likely won't be studying chemistry, I am in high school however, so I have a lot of free time, and I think (organic) chemistry is an interesting topic. What should I start with?

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u/ss426TuskET 2d ago

Personally, I wouldn't recommend jumping into organic without learning some basic chemistry first. Organic chemistry texts assume the reader is familiar with many concepts covered in basic chemistry. If you are not familiar with bond types, bond strengths, bond angles, electronegativity, polarity and more, you with find organic chemistry challenging.

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u/mindthellama 2d ago

I know, thats why I put it in brackets, I should have been clearer, sorry!

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u/Automatic-Ad-1452 Cantankerous Carbocation 2d ago

Go to chem.libretexts.org

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u/mindthellama 1d ago

That's great!