AREAS OF CHEMISTRY LECTURE
Essential Question: How many areas or fields of study are in chemistry?
Learning Objective: List and define the five major areas or fields of study of chemistry.
SWBAT:
- Investigate the five major areas of study in chemistry and their application.
ASSIGNMENT: CK12 - AREAS OF CHEMISTRY
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- What do you, a tomato, an elephant, a piece of paper and a rotten piece of wood have in common?
https://www.thoughtco.com/the-5-branches-of-chemistry-603911
There are many branches of chemistry or chemistry disciplines. The five main branches are considered to be organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry, and biochemistry.
- Organic Chemistry: The study of carbon and its compounds; the study of the chemistry of life
- Inorganic Chemistry: The study of compounds not covered by organic chemistry; the study of inorganic compounds, or compounds that don't contain a C-H bond (many inorganic compounds contain metals)
- Analytical Chemistry: The study of the chemistry of matter and the development of tools to measure properties of matter
- Physical Chemistry: The branch of chemistry that applies physics to the study of chemistry, which commonly includes the applications of thermodynamics and quantum mechanics to chemistry
- Biochemistry: The study of chemical processes that occur inside of living organisms
There are other ways chemistry can be divided into categories. Other examples of branches of chemistry might include polymer chemistry and geochemistry. Chemical engineering might also be considered a chemistry discipline. There is also overlap between disciplines; biochemistry and organic chemistry, in particular, share a lot in common.
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