Chemistry's importance in science?

Question

Hi, im doing an stse for science class, im just trying to get some ideas flowing.

STSE stands for SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY and ENVIRONMENT and i have to link a theme together with examples.

The question is.

"I want to be a scientist, but i hate chemistry" said your foolish friend. Explain to him/her why it is so important to hav e clear understanding of chemistry in order to consider any career in science.

Answer 1

that would be like saying 'I want to be a carpenter but i hate wood.'

since chemistry is a study of the elements, we, and everything around us is MADE of said elements. if you want to learn about the world around you, start with the building blocks

Answer 2

Chemistry is fundamental to understanding much of the biological sciences. It's not quite as important in physics, but that is only it one is limiting themselves to pure physics. Almost any applied physics requires some knowledge of the interactions of materials, which is what chemistry addresses. By extension, the earth sciences are pretty much chemistry applied.

Maybe the sciences to study without involving chemistry would be the social sciences. Unfortunately, this seems to be true of political scientists. :-)

Answer 3

I don't want to make this a trivial answer...there are many types of scientific employment...most of them need to have some chemistry background. It was said by the late Richard Feynman that Physics was the king (math was the language) and every other science came from them.

A solild background in chemistry will help your so-called friend make better decisions when he/she needs to know (let's say) whether to buy and how much of chemical to order for research or his place of employment.

A sound background in chemistry will allow that person to have "respect" for chemicals since so many of them have been implicated in environmental problems and health risks.

Finally, understanding chemistry is tantamount for allowing us to turn the present technology from carbon-based to a "greener" ... more eco-freindly world.

Answer 4

Science is observation and reasoning. Based on Newton's law input = output, all at a balance. So, too chemistry is based on reasoning and balance.

Answer 5

everything - even biological molecules - consist of (or, more simply, they just are) chemicals. understanding chemistry helps you understand everything else.

of course - physics describes and explains the motion of things - and all things follow the laws of physics (chemicals and biological matter included).