What is chemistry? Flashcards

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organic chemistry

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the chemistry of carbon compounds (other than simple salts such as carbonates, oxides, and carbides).

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inorganic chemistry

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the branch of chemistry that deals with inorganic compounds.

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biochemistry

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the branch of science concerned with the chemical and physicochemical processes and substances that occur within living organisms.

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analytical chemistry

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Analytical chemistry is the science of obtaining, processing, and communicating information about the composition and structure of matter.

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physical chemistry

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the branch of chemistry concerned with the application of the techniques and theories of physics to the study of chemical systems.

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matter

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physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy.

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mass

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a coherent, typically large body of matter with no definite shape.

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technology

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the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry.

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chemistry

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the branch of science that deals with the identification of the substances of which matter is composed; the investigation of their properties and the ways in which they interact, combine, and change; and the use of these processes to form new substances.

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pure chemistry

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Pure chemistry deals with studying things to improve one’s understanding of principles or processes, as well as to expand one’s knowledge.

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applied chemistry

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Applied Chemistry is the scientific field for understanding basic chemical properties of materials and for producing new materials with well-controlled functions.

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volume

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the amount of space that a substance or object occupies, or that is enclosed within a container, especially when great

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extensive property

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An extensive property is a property of matter that changes as the amount of matter changes.

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intensive property

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Intensive properties are bulk properties, which means they do not depend on the amount of matter that is present.

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substance

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the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists and which has a tangible, solid presence.

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physical property

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The meaning of PHYSICAL PROPERTY is a property (as color, hardness, boiling point) of matter not involving in its manifestation a chemical change.