Relearning Chemistry

I had sort of a strange start in Chemistry. Traditionally, everyone in my high school was compelled to study Latin for at least two years. In 1965, a new school rule allowed you to discontinue Latin after one year if you took Chemistry during your sophomore year instead. Only two of us took up this offer which meant we sat in a class made up of Juniors who of course wanted nothing to do with us. Essentially I took the class in complete isolation, unable to ever talk to anyone about anything. Needless to say it wasn't the best way to learn. Because of that experience, there was always a wrinkle in my mind regarding Chemistry. So recently I went back and relearned Chemistry. First from the Khan Academy Chemistry class which is a great way to start and then from a Chemistry textbook…. all 31 chapters, every problem, chapter test, unit test. Of course in this day and age whenever a topic is not quite clear or you want a more in-depth explanation there is the infinite abyss of the internet to explore until you are content. A few topics definitely got me waylayed in a fun exploratory sort of way. I think I understand things better than I did before or at least they are a lot fresher in my mind. To celebrate I am going to include a few interesting chemistry topics on this blog.