General Chemistry Week 2 (June 29-July 2)

Health and medicine, Agriculture, Industry, Food and Nutrition, Environmental Protection, and Energy Production

Role at Chemistry in Society

Chemists

Scientists who studies composition, properties, and changes of matter

Trained to apply chemistry principles in various fields of work

Conduct Experiments, Analyze substances, Develop new products, Perform Research, Ensure Quality Control, Maintain Laboratory Safety, Prepare Reports and Present Findings, and Protect the environment.

Tasks of a Chemist:

Chemist, Chemical Engineers, Lab technicians, Scientific Journalism, Illustrator, Nutritionist, Forensic Chemists, Agriculture, Engineering, and Health Science

Careers in Chemistry:

Lab Technicians

Operate instruments, prepare sample/help with reports, carry out routine analysis

Illustrator

Artistic for textbook publishers/scientific publications

Forensic Chemists

Apply, chemistry to legal questions, involved in the area of criminology (scientific crime detection)

Chemical Engineers

Find solutions to everyday problems

Scientific journalism

Scientific writers report on scientific views.

Nutritionist

Understand basic processes that occur in a complex “chemical factory” in the human body.

Agriculture

Agronomist, Forester, and Horticulturalist

Engineering

Nuclear, Metallurgical, Biomedical, and Environmental

Health Science

Medical Doctor, Nurse, Dentist, Veterinarian, Pharmacist, and Physical Therapist.

Chemistry Teacher’s, Food Chemists, Pharmacologists, Medical Laboratory Scientist, Biochemist, Cosmetic Chemist, Research Scientist, Materials Scientist, Pharmacist, Environmental Chemist, Toxicology, Quality Control Analyst.

Other Chemistry Related Careers:

Chemistry Teachers

Educates students with the properties, reactions, and composition of matter

Food Chemists

ensures food quality is up to standards

Pharmacologists

Study how drugs interact with living organisms

Develop new medicines and treatments

Medical Laboratory Scientists

Performs laboratory tests to help deal with diseases

Works in medicine, genetics, and biotechnology

Cosmetic Chemist

Develops Shampoos, perfumes, and make-up

Ensures cosmetic Products are and effective

Research Scientist

Works on scientific studies and discover new knowledge

Materials Scientist

Develops new materials like clay, plastic, and steel

Improves the properties of existing materials

Pharmacist

Prepares and dispenses medicines

Advises patients on the proper use of medication

Environmental Chemist

Solves pollution and environmental problems

Develop method for was management and environmental protection

Toxicology

Studies the effects of poisons on humans and the environment.

Ensures safety standards for chemicals and medicine

Quality Control Analyst

Tests products, raw materials to ensure they meet quality standard

Fields in pharmaceutical, food, and manufacturing industries

Measurement

Process of determining quantity using instruments

Used in experiments, recording data and observations, and making conclusions

Precision

Closeness of repeated measurements to each other

Accuracy

Closeness of a measured value to the actual value or true value

Instrument error, Human error, calibration error

Sources of Errors:

Density

Physical property that measures mass is contained in a given volume