What is chemistry ? Flashcards
Chemistry
Is the study of the composition of matter and the changes that matter undergoes .
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
The study that focuses on composition of matter
Physical chemistry
This area that deals with the mechanism , the rate and the energy that transfers that occurs when matter undergoes a change
Matter
Anything that has mass and occupies space
Mass
A measure of the amount of matter in an object
Technology
Is the means by which a society provides it member with those things needed and desired .
Pure chemistry
Is the pursuit of chemical knowledge for its own sake .
Applied chemistry
Is the research that directed towards a practical goal or application .
Volume
The volume of an is a measure of the space occupied by the object.
Extensive property
Is a property that depends on the Amount 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.