1. Intro to Chemistry

2. What is chemistry?
The study of the composition of matter and the changes that matter undergoes.
Matter: anything that has mass and takes up space.

3. Areas of study Organic Chemistry: chemicals containing carbon
Inorganic: do not contain carbon (generally non- living)
Biochemistry: processes that take place in organisms
Analytical: composition of matter
Physical: mechanism, rate, and energy transfer that occurs when matter undergoes change

4. Pure and applied chemistry
Pure chemistry: no immediate practical use for results of the study. Simply a pursuit of chemical knowledge
Applied chemistry: research directed towards a practical goal or application
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5. Chemistry is in everything!
Conservation, production, and storage of energy
Medicine
Biotechnology
Ex: inserting human genes into bacteria to produce insulin and treat diabetes
Agriculture – ensuring efficient productivity, safety, and use of land
The environment
Ex: identifying pollutants
The universe – analyzing matter that is brought back to earth