r/chemistry is a subreddit with 3.9M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses chemistry, struggling, looking for a, struggling with, and looking for, and they frequently recommend/review scientific calculator, novels, and programming languages.
A community for chemists and those who love chemistry
Popular Themes in r/chemistry
#1
Advice Requests
: "Weekly Research S.O.S. Thread - Ask your research and technical questions here"
8 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Need a Low Viscosity Liquid that leaves an Opaque Resin or Film"
5 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Ideas for web fluid"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/chemistry
#1
Chemistry
: "Thoughts on the new logo of the American Chem Society"
64 posts
#2
Struggling
29 posts
#3
Looking For A
14 posts
#4
Struggling With
12 posts
#5
Looking For
10 posts
#6
Worst
7 posts
#7
Chemicals
5 posts
#8
Students
5 posts
#9
Smell
4 posts
#10
Looking For A Book
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/chemistry
Scientific Calculator
25 reviews
#1
Texas Instruments
4.8★ from 20 reviews
#2
HP
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#3
Casio
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Novels
12 reviews
#1
Bonnie Garmus
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Primo Levi
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Andy Weir
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Programming Languages
5 reviews
#1
RDKit
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Wolfram
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
C++
4.0★ from 1 review
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+45k members(1.2%)
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Last updated: August 13, 2026