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Your body is made up of chemical compounds, which are combinations of elements. While you probably know your body is mostly water, which is hydrogen and oxygen, can you name the other elements that make
Chapter 1Introduction to Chemistry : Chapter 1Introduction to Chemistry Milbank High School
Section 1.1Chemistry : Section 1.1Chemistry OBJECTIVES: Define chemistry and differentiate among its traditional divisions.
Section 1.1Chemistry : Section 1.1Chemistry OBJECTIVES: List several reasons to study chemistry.
What is Chemistry? : What is Chemistry? The study of “matter”, its composition, properties, and the changes it undergoes. Everyday life? Applied Chemistry- is using chemistry to attain certain goals, in fields like medicine, agriculture, and manufacturing Pure chemistry- gathers knowledge for the sake of knowledge
5 Major Areas of Chemistry : 5 Major Areas of Chemistry Analytical Chemistry- concerned with the composition of substances. Inorganic Chemistry- primarily deals with substances without carbon Organic Chemistry- essentially all substances containing carbon Biochemistry- Chemistry of living things Physical Chemistry- describes the behavior of chemicals (ex. stretching)
Chemistry is : Chemistry is central to modern science, and to almost all human endeavors. important to all sciences - biology, geology, physics, engineers, etc. a natural science. a language with its own vocabulary. a way of thinking.
Why Study Chemistry? : Why Study Chemistry? everyone and everything around us involves chemistry What in the world isn’t Chemistry? helps you make choices possible career for your future used to attain a specific goal Do you remember “pure” and “applied”