Chemistry Facts

The elements and what they do, from the simplest atom there is to the metal that never tarnishes.

32 cryptograms, each one a fact written for this site rather than a sentence taken from a book. Cited to Royal Society of Chemistry and U.S. Geological Survey.

How they are kept honest

Every claim names where it came from, and every source was read on the day it was cited, between 2026-08-27 and 2026-08-27. None of these claims can go out of date, which is why they were chosen.

  • Royal Society of Chemistry31
  • U.S. Geological Survey1

How hard they are

2 easy, 17 medium and 13 hard, graded by the model described in our guide to solving cryptograms.

They average 73.9 letters over 19.2 distinct ones, with 4.2 letters appearing exactly once.

Every one of them

Each has a page of its own naming its source, and its answer on a separate page so you will not run into it by accident.

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