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What is chemistry?

Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of 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?

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 aspects of other scientific disciplines does chemistry explain?

Chemistry explains aspects of plant growth (botany), the formation of igneous rocks (geology), how atmospheric ozone is formed and how environmental pollutants are degraded (ecology), the properties of the soil on the moon (cosmochemistry), how medications work (pharmacology), and how to co. Signup and view all the answers

What is the scope of chemistry's subject?

In the scope of its subject, chemistry occupies an intermediate position between physics and biology. Signup and view all the answers

What is chemistry?

Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. Signup and view all the answers

What does chemistry study within matter?

Chemistry studies the chemical elements that make up matter and compounds made of atoms, molecules, and ions. Signup and view all the answers

What does chemistry address?

Chemistry addresses the nature of chemical bonds in chemical compounds. Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of chemistry as a science?

Chemistry provides a foundation for understanding basic and applied scientific disciplines at a fundamental level. Signup and view all the answers

Give an example of how chemistry explains natural phenomena.

Chemistry explains aspects of plant growth, the formation of igneous rocks, the formation of atmospheric ozone, the properties of the soil on the moon, how medications work, and how environmental pollutants are degraded. Signup and view all the answers

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