Ready to bond over some science humor? These dad jokes about chemistry will make you groan in the best way. We picked our top element puns, molecule quips, and reaction jokes to keep your lab chats lively.

Classic Element Puns

Looking for pure element wordplay? We got you.

• Gold is the best element because it’s AU-some.
• What do you call an acid with an attitude? A-mean-o acid.
• I wish I was adenine, then I could get paired with U.
• Why can’t you trust atoms? They make up everything.
• What do you call a fish made of two sodium atoms? 2Na.

Compound and Molecule Quips

Ready for compound puns?

• H₂O is water and H₂O₂ is hydrogen peroxide, so what is H₂O4? Drinking.
• If H₂O is water, what’s the formula for ice? H₂O cubed.
• If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the precipitate.
• What happened when oxygen went on a date with potassium? It went OK.
• I asked for sodium hypobromite and he replied “NaBrO.”

Reaction and Solution Jokes

Want to see reaction humor?

• What do you do with a sick chemist? If you can’t helium and you can’t curium, you might as well barium.
• What did the bartender say when oxygen, hydrogen, sulfur, sodium, and phosphorus walked into his bar? OH SNaP.
• If Silver Surfer and Iron Man teamed up they would form an alloy.
• Why did the white bear dissolve in water? It was polar.

Now you have a full periodic table of puns to drop at your next lab meeting. If you need more groan-worthy humor, check out our worst dad jokes and keep the laughs bubbling.