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What is chemistry?
What is chemistry?
Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter.
What does chemistry study within matter?
What does chemistry study within matter?
Chemistry studies the chemical elements that make up matter and compounds made of atoms, molecules, and ions: their composition, structure, properties, behavior, and the changes they undergo during reactions with other substances.
Why is chemistry sometimes called the central science?
Why is chemistry sometimes called the central science?
Chemistry is sometimes called the central science because it provides a foundation for understanding both basic and applied scientific disciplines at a fundamental level.
What does chemistry explain in other scientific disciplines?
What does chemistry explain in other scientific disciplines?
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What position does chemistry occupy in relation to physics and biology?
What position does chemistry occupy in relation to physics and biology?
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What is chemistry?
What is chemistry?
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What does chemistry study within the natural sciences?
What does chemistry study within the natural sciences?
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Why is chemistry sometimes called the central science?
Why is chemistry sometimes called the central science?
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Give an example of how chemistry explains aspects of other scientific disciplines.
Give an example of how chemistry explains aspects of other scientific disciplines.
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What is the scope of chemistry's subject?
What is the scope of chemistry's subject?
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