What Is Chemistry? Flashcards
Organic chem
Study of all chemicals contain carbon
Inorganic chemistry
Study of chemicals that in general don’t contain carbon
Bio chemistry
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 an
Physical
Change
Some properties of a material
change, but the composition of the
material does not change
Matter
Is anything that has mass and occupies
space
Mass
Is a measure of the amount of matter in
an object
soild
a form of matter with a definite shape
liquid
a form of mtter with a indefinite shape
gas
a form of matter that takes both the shape and volume of it container
vapor
Describes the gaseous state of a
substance that is generally a
liquid or solid at room
temperature, as in water vapor
Mixture
Is a physical blend of 2
or more components
Technology
Is the means by which a society provides its
members with those things needed and desired
Pure chemistry
Is the pursuit of
chemical knowledge for
its own sake.