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Types of Chemistry
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Organic Chemistry | The Study of Most Carbon containing compounds. EX. Carbon Dioxide |
| Inorganic Chemistry | The study of non - organic substances many of which have organic fragments bonded to metals. EX. Sodium Chloride to form table salt |
| Physical Chemistry | the study of the properties and changes of matter and their relation to energy. EX. Nitric Acid eating through wood |
| Analytical chemistry | the identification of the components and composition of materials. |
| Biochemistry | The study of substances and processes occurring in living things EX. Study of a cells metabolism |
| Theoretical Chemistry | The use of mathematics and computers to understand the principles behind observed chemical behavior and to design and predict the properties of new compounds. |
| Basic Research | Carried out for the sake of increasing KNOWLEDGE |
| Applied Research | Carried out to SOLVE A PROBLEM |
| Technological Development | Involves the production of products that IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE |
| Mixture | Combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined EX. Salt Water |
| Compound | a substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds. EX. Water |