Chemistry - the rational and empirical study of the:
a. structure, composition and properties of matter.
b. changes
that matter undergoes
c. energy
associated in each of the changes in matter
Two broad areas of Chemical Study
1. Descriptive Chemistry - deals with the record of the properties of the
substances and the changes that occur in
the substance.
2.
Theoretical Chemistry - deals with the fundamental principles underlying all
chemical phenomena and the
explanations of chemical changes.
Importance of Chemistry
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