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What is the scope of chemistry's subject?
What is the scope of chemistry's subject?
Chemistry covers the elements that make up matter, the compounds made of atoms, molecules, and ions, their composition, structure, properties, behavior, and the changes they undergo during a reaction with other substances.
What is the relationship between chemistry and physics?
What is the relationship between chemistry and physics?
Chemistry occupies an intermediate position between physics and biology.
Give an example of how chemistry explains aspects of other scientific disciplines.
Give an example of how chemistry explains aspects of other scientific disciplines.
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 nature of chemical bonds in chemical compounds?
What is the nature of chemical bonds in chemical compounds?
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