What is Chemistry

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Chemistry

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Is the study of the composition of matter and the changes that matter undergoes. There are 5 areas of study.

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Organic Chemistry

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Study of all chemicals containing carbon.

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Inorganic Chemistry

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Study of chemicals that in general do not contain carbon.

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Biochemistry

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Study of processes that take place in organisms.

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Analytical Chemistry

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The study that focuses on composition of matter.

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Physical chemistry

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Deals with mechanisms

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Matter

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Is anything that has mass and occupies space.

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Mass

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Is a measure of the amount of matter in an object.

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Technology

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Is the means by which a society provides its members with those things needed and desire.

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Pure Chemistry

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Is the pursuit of chemical knowledge for its own sake.

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Applied Chemistry

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Is the research that is directed towards a practical goal or application.

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Volume

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The volume of an object is a measure of the space occupied by the object.

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Extensive Property

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A property that depends on the amount of matter in sample. Like volume and mass.

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Intense Property

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A property that depends on the type of matter in a sample, not the amount of matter like temperature and color.

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Substance

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Matter that has a uniform and a definite composition.

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Physical Property

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A quality or condition of a substance that can be observed or measured without changing the substance composition.