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Introduction to Chemistry

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1 Introduction to Chemistry

2 A Story of Two Substances

3 What Is Chemistry? Chemistry can be defined as the study of matter and the changes it undergoes. Chemistry is often called the central science.

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5 The Ozone Layer

6 Formation of Ozone Destruction of Ozone
See Figure 3 on page 6 for the formation Destruction of Ozone

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8 Substance – Matter that has a definite and uniform composition.

9 Chlorofluorocarbons First synthesized in 1928 by Thomas Midgley Jr.
CFC is a substance that consists of chlorine, fluorine, & carbon. CFC’s were first considered to be safe. However by the 1970’s scientists were detecting the presence of CFC’s in the atmosphere.


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