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Anything that has mass and occupies space
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Matter
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O Study of composition of matter and changes that matter undergoes
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Chemistry
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O Study of chemicals that don’t contain carbon
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Inorganic Chemistry
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O Study of all chemicals containing carbon
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Organic Chemistry
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O Study of the processes that take place in organisms
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Biochemistry
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O Area of study that focuses on composition of matter
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Analytical Chemistry
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O Deals with mechaniam, rate and energy transfer that occurs when matter changes
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Physical Chemistry
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O Pursuit of chemical knowledge for its own sake
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Pure Chemistry
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O Research directed toward a practical goal or application
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Applied Chemistry
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O Means by which society provides members with those things needed or desired
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Technology
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ü Why is the scope of chemistry so vast?
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O Living and nonliving things are made of matter, chemistry affects all aspects of life and most natural events.
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ü What are five traditional areas of study in chemistry?
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O Organic
o Inorganic
o Biochemistry
o Analytical
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O Applies science to production of biological products or processes
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ü Biotechnology
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ü What impact do chemists have on materials, energy, medicine, agriculture, the environment, and the study of the universe?
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O Materials: chemists design materials to fit needs
o Energy: chemists play an essential role on finding, conserving energy, produce energy, and store energy
o Medicine: chemists supplies the medicine and technology that doctors use to treat patientsAgriculture: chemists have helped develop more productive crops and safer, quicker ways to produce
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O Logical systematic approach to solution of scientific problem
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ü Scientific method
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