What is chemistry Flashcards

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Organic Chemistry

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Study of all chemicals containing carbon

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Inorganic Chemistry

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Study of chemicals that in general do not contain carbon

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Biochemistry

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Study of processes that take place in organisms

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Analytical Chemistry

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The study that focuses on the composition of matter

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Physical Chemistry

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This area deals with the mechanism, the rate and the energy that transfers that occur when matter undergoes a change

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Matter

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Is anything that has mass and occupies space

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Mass

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Is a measure of the amount of matter in a object

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Technology

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Is the means by when a society provides its members with those things needed and desired

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Pure Chemistry

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Is the pursuit of chemical knowledge for its own sake

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Applied Chemistry

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Is the research that is directed towards practical goal or application

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Volume

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The volume of an object is a measure of the space occupied by the object.

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Extensive Property

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Is a property that depends on the amount of matter in a sample

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Intensive Property

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Is a property that depends on the type of matter in a sample, NOT the amount of matter.

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Substance

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Matter that has a uniform and definite composition.

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Physical Property

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Is a quality or condition of a substance that can be observed or measure without changing the substance composition.

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Chemistry

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Is the study of the composition of matter and the changes.