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What is the definition of chemistry?

Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter.

What does chemistry study within the natural sciences?

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.

In what ways does chemistry occupy an intermediate position between physics and biology?

Chemistry occupies an intermediate position between physics and biology by providing a foundation for understanding both basic and applied scientific disciplines at a fundamental level.

Why is chemistry sometimes called the central science?

<p>Chemistry is sometimes called the central science because it provides a foundation for understanding both basic and applied scientific disciplines at a fundamental level.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Give an example of how chemistry explains aspects of other scientific disciplines.

<p>For example, chemistry explains aspects of plant growth, the formation of igneous rocks, atmospheric ozone formation, environmental pollutant degradation, properties of the soil on the moon, how medications work, and more.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is chemistry?

<p>The scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does chemistry study within the natural sciences?

<p>Chemical elements that make up matter and compounds made of atoms, molecules, and ions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is chemistry sometimes called the central science?

<p>Because it provides a foundation for understanding both basic and applied scientific disciplines at a fundamental level.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Give an example of how chemistry explains aspects of other scientific disciplines.

<p>Plant growth (botany), the formation of igneous rocks (geology), atmospheric ozone formation (ecology), properties of the soil on the moon (cosmochemistry), and how medications work (pharmacology).</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the scope of chemistry's subject?

<p>It occupies an intermediate position between physics and biology.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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