what is chemistry? Flashcards
Organic Chemistry
study of all chemical containing carbon.
Inorganic
chemistry study of chemicals that in general do not contain carbon.
Biochemistry
study of processes that take place in organisms
Analytical chemistry
the study that focuses on composition of matter
Physical chemistry
this area that deals with the mechanism the rate,and the enery that transfers that occurs when matter undergoes a change.
Matter
Is anything that has mass and occupies space
Mass
Is a measure of the amount of matter in object
Technology
is the mean by which a society provides its members with those thing needed and desired
pure chemistry
is the pursuit of chemical knowledge for its own sake
applied chemistry
Is the research that is directed toward apractical goal or application
Extensive property
is a property that depends on the amounts of matter in a sample
Intensive property
Is a 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
physical property
Is a quality or condition of a substance that can be observed or measured without changing the substance composition.
volume
the volume of an object is a measure occupied by the object