What is chemistry Flashcards
organic
study of all chemicals containing carbon
inorganic
Study of chemicals that in general that don’t contain carbon
Biochemistry
Study of processes that take place of organisms
Analytical
The study that focuses on composition of matter
physical chemistry
This area deals with mechanisms the rate and the energy that transfers that occurs when matters undergoes a change
Matter
Anything that has mass and occupies space
Mass
A measure of the amount of matter in an object
Technology
The means by which a society provides its members with the things needed and desired
pure chemistry
The pursuit of chemical knowledge for its own sake
Applied chemistry
The research that is directed toward a practical goal or application
Volume
The volume of an object is a measure occupied by the object
Extensive Property
Property That depends on the amount of matter in a sample
Intensive Property
Property That depends on the type of matter in a sample not the amount of matter
Substance
Matter that has a
uniform and definite
composition
Chemistry
is the study of the
composition of matter
and the changes that
matter undergoes