Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/5/Physical sciences/Chemistry
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Quota 1,200 articles.
Total 1,179 articles.
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Basics[edit]
This section contains 136 articles.
Basics: General[edit]
This section contains 14 articles.
Subdisciplines[edit]
This section contains 20 articles.
Principles[edit]
This section contains 102 articles.
Bonding[edit]
This section contains 11 articles.
Mixture[edit]
This section contains 19 articles.
Nomenclature[edit]
This section contains 7 articles.
Periodic table[edit]
This section contains 21 articles.
Periodic table (Level 3)
Atomic mass (Level 4)
Atomic number (Level 4)
Main-group element
Metal (Level 3)
Metalloid (Level 4)
Nonmetal
Periodic trends
Reaction[edit]
This section contains 17 articles.
Chemical reaction (Level 3)
Catalysis (Level 3)
Chemical equation (Level 4)
Chemical equilibrium (Level 4)
Chemical synthesis (Level 4)
Substance[edit]
This section contains 27 articles.
Chemical elements[edit]
This section contains 202 articles.
s-Block[edit]
This section contains 31 articles.
Group 1[edit]
This section contains 9 articles.
Alkali metal (Level 4)
Lithium (Level 4)
Sodium (Level 4)
Potassium (Level 4)
Rubidium (Level 4)
Caesium (Level 4)
Francium (Level 4)
Group 2[edit]
This section contains 8 articles.
p-Block[edit]
This section contains 65 articles.
Group 13[edit]
This section contains 8 articles.
Boron group
Boron (Level 4)
Aluminium (Level 3)
Gallium (Level 4)
Indium (Level 4)
Thallium (Level 4)
Nihonium
Group 14[edit]
This section contains 17 articles.
Carbon group
Carbon (Level 3)
Silicon (Level 3)
Germanium (Level 4)
Tin (Level 4)
Lead (Level 4)
Flerovium
Group 15[edit]
This section contains 10 articles.
Pnictogen
Nitrogen (Level 3)
Phosphorus (Level 3)
Arsenic (Level 4)
Antimony (Level 4)
Bismuth (Level 4)
Moscovium
Group 16[edit]
This section contains 15 articles.
Chalcogen
Oxygen (Level 3)
Sulfur (Level 3)
Selenium (Level 4)
Tellurium (Level 4)
Polonium (Level 4)
Livermorium
Group 17[edit]
This section contains 8 articles.
Halogen (Level 4)
Fluorine (Level 4)
Chlorine (Level 4)
Bromine (Level 4)
Iodine (Level 4)
Astatine (Level 4)
Tennessine
Group 18[edit]
This section contains 7 articles.
d-Block[edit]
This section contains 56 articles.
Group 3[edit]
This section contains 5 articles.
Group 4[edit]
This section contains 5 articles.
Group 5[edit]
This section contains 5 articles.
Group 6[edit]
This section contains 5 articles.
Group 7[edit]
This section contains 6 articles.
Group 8[edit]
This section contains 5 articles.
Group 9[edit]
This section contains 5 articles.
Group 10[edit]
This section contains 5 articles.
Group 11[edit]
This section contains 5 articles.
Group 12[edit]
This section contains 5 articles.
f-Block[edit]
This section contains 33 articles.
Lanthanides[edit]
This section contains 16 articles.
Lanthanide (Level 4)
Lanthanum (Level 4)
Cerium (Level 4)
Praseodymium (Level 4)
Neodymium (Level 4)
Promethium (Level 4)
Samarium (Level 4)
Europium (Level 4)
Gadolinium (Level 4)
Terbium (Level 4)
Dysprosium (Level 4)
Holmium (Level 4)
Erbium (Level 4)
Thulium (Level 4)
Ytterbium (Level 4)
Actinides[edit]
This section contains 17 articles.
Periods[edit]
This section contains 17 articles.
Acids and bases[edit]
This section contains 54 articles. Aqueous acids and bases listed here; for underlying solutes, see the Salts and ions section.
Concepts[edit]
This section contains 23 articles.
Acid (Level 4)
Amphoterism
Base (chemistry) (Level 4)
Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory
Lewis acids and bases
pH (Level 4)
Specific acids[edit]
This section contains 29 articles.
Specific bases[edit]
This section contains 2 articles.
Alloys and ceramic compounds[edit]
This section contains 40 articles. For disordered network solids, see Glass under Technology.
Specific alloys[edit]
This section contains 24 articles.
Copper alloys[edit]
This section contains 5 articles.
Iron alloys[edit]
This section contains 10 articles.
Ceramic compounds[edit]
This section contains 11 articles.
Molecular compounds[edit]
This section contains 46 articles.
Covalent oxides[edit]
This section contains 8 articles.
Carbon monoxide (Level 4)
Carbon dioxide (Level 3)
Nitric oxide
Nitrous oxide (Level 4)
Nitrogen dioxide
Oxygen difluoride
Sulfur dioxide
Sulfur trioxide
Hydrogen compounds[edit]
This section contains 24 articles.
Water[edit]
This section contains 11 articles.
Organic compounds[edit]
This section contains 191 articles. Note that organic compounds are often not biotic; see the Biology section for Biochemistry of living organisms.
Concepts[edit]
This section contains 10 articles.
Concepts: General[edit]
This section contains 10 articles.
Carbonyl group
Enol
Organophosphorus chemistry (Level 4)
Organosilicon chemistry (Level 4)
Organosulfur chemistry (Level 4)
Organometallics[edit]
This section contains 2 articles.
Hydrocarbons[edit]
This section contains 41 articles.
Aliphatic hydrocarbons[edit]
This section contains 19 articles.
Aromatic hydrocarbons[edit]
This section contains 9 articles.
Alcohols[edit]
This section contains 20 articles.
Sugar alcohols[edit]
This section contains 5 articles.
Aldehydes and ketones[edit]
This section contains 5 articles.
Amides and amines[edit]
This section contains 13 articles.
Esters and ethers[edit]
This section contains 12 articles.
Halocarbons[edit]
This section contains 12 articles.
Alkaloids[edit]
This section contains 10 articles.
Phenylpropanoids[edit]
This section contains 5 articles.
Polymers[edit]
This section contains 21 articles.
Polymer (Level 4)
Epoxy
Phenol formaldehyde resin
Polyacrylonitrile
Polycarbonate
Polyethylene (Level 4)
Polyisoprene
Poly(methyl methacrylate)
Polypropylene (Level 4)
Polystyrene
Polytetrafluoroethylene
Polyurethane
Polyvinyl acetate
Polyvinyl alcohol
Polyvinyl chloride (Level 4)
Polyphenols[edit]
This section contains 9 articles.
Terpenes and terpenoids[edit]
This section contains 21 articles.
Salts and ions[edit]
This section contains 211 articles.
Salts and ions: General[edit]
This section contains 10 articles.
Borohydride salts[edit]
This section contains 3 articles.
Carbide salts[edit]
This section contains 2 articles.
Cyanide salts[edit]
This section contains 8 articles.
Halide salts[edit]
This section contains 25 articles.
Hydride salts[edit]
This section contains 4 articles.
Nitride salts[edit]
This section contains 8 articles.
Noble gas compounds[edit]
This section contains 10 articles.
Organic salts[edit]
This section contains 30 articles.
Benzalkonium chloride
Crystal violet
Merbromin
Potassium bitartrate
Sodium benzoate
Sodium calcium edetate
Tetrasodium EDTA
Thiomersal
Acetates[edit]
This section contains 10 articles.
Citrates[edit]
This section contains 9 articles.
Glutamates[edit]
This section contains 3 articles.
Oxide salts[edit]
This section contains 24 articles.
Alkali oxide salts[edit]
This section contains 5 articles.
Peroxide salts[edit]
This section contains 4 articles.
Oxyanionic salts[edit]
This section contains 76 articles.
Boric oxyanions[edit]
This section contains 3 articles.
Carbonic oxyanions[edit]
This section contains 8 articles.
Halide oxyanions[edit]
This section contains 9 articles.
Hydroxy anion[edit]
This section contains 5 articles.
Metallic oxyanions[edit]
This section contains 16 articles.
Nitric oxyanions[edit]
This section contains 9 articles.
Phosphoric oxyanions[edit]
This section contains 6 articles.
Sulfuric oxyanions[edit]
This section contains 17 articles.
Sulfide salts[edit]
This section contains 11 articles.
Analysis[edit]
This section contains 41 articles.
Basics[edit]
This section contains 8 articles.
Qualitative inorganic analysis
Quantitative analysis (chemistry)
Elemental analysis
Combustion analysis
Cheminformatics
Instrumental chemistry
Electroanalytical methods
Radioanalytical chemistry
Chemical methods[edit]
This section contains 11 articles.
Instrumental methods[edit]
This section contains 22 articles.
Electrical methods[edit]
This section contains 7 articles.
Spectroscopy[edit]
This section contains 13 articles.
Reactions and synthesis[edit]
This section contains 81 articles.
Basics[edit]
This section contains 10 articles.
Dissociation (chemistry)
Isomerization
Radical (chemistry) (Level 4)
Reaction mechanism (Level 4)
Reversible reaction
Organic reactions[edit]
This section contains 38 articles.
Organic reaction
Addition reaction
Aldol condensation
Caramelization
Diels–Alder reaction
Elimination reaction
Grignard reaction
Haloform reaction
Hydrogenation
Maillard reaction
Polymerization
Rearrangement reaction
Substitution reaction (Level 4)
Wittig reaction
Redox reactions[edit]
This section contains 9 articles.
Other reactions[edit]
This section contains 14 articles.
Acid–base reaction (Level 3)
Chemical decomposition
Combustion (Level 4)
Haber process (Level 4)
Precipitation (chemistry)
Salt metathesis reaction
Water–gas shift reaction
Synthetic strategies[edit]
This section contains 10 articles.
Separation processes[edit]
This section contains 56 articles.
Chromatography[edit]
This section contains 8 articles.
Phase separations[edit]
This section contains 22 articles.
Other separations[edit]
This section contains 24 articles.
Chemical engineering[edit]
This section contains 12 articles.
Theory[edit]
This section contains 109 articles.
Bond structure[edit]
This section contains 24 articles.
Electrochemistry[edit]
This section contains 15 articles.
Kinetics[edit]
This section contains 17 articles.
Chemical kinetics (Level 4)
Rate equation
Transition state theory
Arrhenius equation
Collision theory
Entropy of activation
Stereochemistry[edit]
This section contains 23 articles.
Supramolecular chemistry[edit]
This section contains 15 articles.
Thermodynamics[edit]
This section contains 15 articles.