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What does chemistry study?
What does chemistry study?
Chemistry studies the elements that make up matter, as well as the compounds made of atoms, molecules, and ions.
What is the definition of chemistry?
What is the definition of chemistry?
Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter.
What are some topics that chemistry explains?
What are some topics that chemistry explains?
Chemistry explains aspects of plant growth, the formation of igneous rocks, how atmospheric ozone is formed, how environmental pollutants are degraded, the properties of the soil on the moon, how medications work, and how to collect DNA.
Why is chemistry sometimes called the central science?
Why is chemistry sometimes called the central science?
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What is the relationship between chemistry, physics, and biology?
What is the relationship between chemistry, physics, and biology?
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Which of the following is the visible part of a fire?
Which of the following is the visible part of a fire?
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Flames are considered plasma when:
Flames are considered plasma when:
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What causes the fuel molecules in a candle wax to vaporize?
What causes the fuel molecules in a candle wax to vaporize?
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What happens when fuel molecules are vaporized in a flame?
What happens when fuel molecules are vaporized in a flame?
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What do the high temperature of a flame cause the vaporized fuel molecules to do?
What do the high temperature of a flame cause the vaporized fuel molecules to do?
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