What is Chemistry?

• the study of matter and the changes that matter undergoes

• matter is anything that has mass and occupies space

• living and non-living things

Areas of Chemistry

• organic chemistry

  • studies all carbon based compounds

• inorganic chemistry

  • studies all chemicals that do not contain carbon

• biochemistry

  • study of processes that take place in organisms

• analytical chemistry

  • focuses on composition of matter

• physical chemistry

  • deals with mechanism, rate, and energy transfer that occurs when matter undergoes a change

Pure Chemistry vs Applied Chemistry

• Pure Chemistry

  • the pursuit of chemistry for it’s own sake

  • does not expect immediate practical use of chemistry

• Applied Chemistry

  • research directed to a practical goal

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