Melissa Maribel makes oxidation a matter of counting bonds

Two new chemistry clips pair carbon oxidation states with hydrohalogenation of alkynes.

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Oxidation States in Organic Chemistry #organicchemistry

Does oxidation always need a complicated calculation? Melissa Maribel's most-watched new upload offers students a more visual route: look at carbon's bonds to oxygen and hydrogen.

In "Oxidation States in Organic Chemistry #organicchemistry", Melissa introduces the topic before an instructor works through the diagrams. Carbon-carbon bonds contribute zero because the atoms have equal electronegativity; a bond to hydrogen gives carbon a negative contribution. An alcohol-to-ketone example then connects the bookkeeping to the reaction: an increasing oxidation state means oxidation, and a decreasing one means reduction. The shortcut is to watch oxygen bonds increase and hydrogen bonds decrease during oxidation, with the reverse pattern for reduction.

That compact lesson reached roughly 1,300 views, the larger audience of the week's two uploads. Friday's "Hydrohalogenation of Alkynes #Alkynes" is the fresher arrival and currently draws views fastest among the featured uploads. An October flowchart covering substitution and elimination reactions also continues to collect a smaller daily audience.

Across the catalog, Melissa Maribel collected about 120,000 views while subscribers held steady. Daily viewing is now roughly half its usual pace. Nearby science channel Breaking Taps had a similar weekly view total, while Ziroth had a busier week.

The new bond-counting lesson fits Melissa's stated reason for tutoring: she struggled with chemistry herself before earning her chemistry degree. Here, the help takes a particularly concrete form: count the bonds, then follow what changes.

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The videos drawing views on Melissa Maribel right now

Hydrohalogenation of Alkynes #Alkynes611 views · 2026-11-06 SN1, SN2, E1 and E2 Flow Chart #organicchemistry1,190 views

The numbers

Here is the week in views, subscribers and new uploads for Melissa Maribel.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

Astrum Earth

776,438

Ziroth

318,175

Art of the Problem

218,602

Breaking Taps

135,099

Bizarre Beasts

124,874

Melissa Maribel

119,964

Event Horizon

112,528

Looking Glass Universe

96,578

PhysicsIsFun

68,969

subscribers

449,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

44,017,794

views per day

10,812

typical day: 21,090

first-day views of each video posted this week

Oxidation States in Organic Chemistry #…

773

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Breaking Taps

581,000

Ziroth

524,000

Astrum Earth

503,000

Looking Glass Universe

473,000

Melissa Maribel

449,000

Bizarre Beasts

399,000

PhysicsIsFun

397,000

Art of the Problem

395,000

Event Horizon

335,000

As of November 7, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.