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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.
What is chemistry?
Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter.
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 is the scope of chemistry's subject?
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Give an example of how chemistry explains aspects of other scientific disciplines.
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Which type of solutions are ideal for the assumption that solution properties are independent of the nature of solute particles?
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Which units for concentration of a solution are related to the number ratio of solute particles to solvent particles?
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Which type of solute and solvent combination is considered for colligative properties?
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For which type of solutions is the assumption that solution properties are independent of the nature of solute particles exact?
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What are colligative properties essentially considered to be?
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