What Is Chemistry? Flashcards
Chemistry
The study of the composition of matter and the changes that matter undergoes.
Organic Chemistry
Study of all chemicals containing carbon.
Inorganic Chemistry
Study of chemicals that in general do not contain carbon.
Biochemistry
Study of processes that take place in organisms.
Analytical
Study the focus on composition of matter.
Physical Chemistry
This area deals with the mechanism, the taste, and the energy that transfers that occurs when matter undergoes change
Matter
Anything that has mass and occupies space
Mass
The measure of the amount of matter in an object
Technology
The means by which a society provides it members with those 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 god or application
Volume
The volume of an object is a measure of that space occupied by that object
Extensive Property
A property that depends on that amount of matter in a sample, not that amount of matter
Intensive Property
A property that depends o the type pf matter in a sample, not the amount of manner
Substance
Matter that has uniform and definite composition