/r/chemistry/

r/chemistry

3.9M members
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 worst, 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
: "need advice"
5 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Should i buy tablet for college?"
2 posts

Popular Topics in r/chemistry

#1

Chemistry

: "ChemE to Chemistry"
62 posts
#2

Struggling

29 posts
#3

Looking For A

14 posts
#4

Struggling With

12 posts
#5

Worst

7 posts
#6

Chemicals

5 posts
#7

Students

5 posts
#8

Looking For

5 posts
#9

Smell

4 posts
#10

Looking For A Book

4 posts

Products Discussed in r/chemistry

#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
#1
RDKit
5.0 from 1 review
#2
Wolfram
5.0 from 1 review
#3
C++
4.0 from 1 review

Member Growth in r/chemistry

Yearly
+43k members(1.1%)

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Last updated: August 5, 2026