scope of chemistry?

Answer 1

I may be biased since I have a chemistry degree, but to me the scope of chemistry encompasses all other sciences. On a large scale, chemistry is the building material that one will encounter in biology. On a micro scale, chemistry comprises the particles, waves, light, etc. that physicists study to explain the universe.

On its own, chemistry is a part of virtually everything in every day life including medicine, fuels, plastics, paints, the dyes in clothing, cosmetics, and so on.

A person can study biology without physics, and likewise a physicist can delve into his studies virtually ignoring biology, but chemistry is the one that seems to factor into all the sciences. Doctors, psychologists, astronomers, and more will all have chemistry intertwined in their respective disciplines.

Answer 2

There is no ending for chemistry as every thing is linked with it. Surely is a long lasting subject. It's scope is immense.

Answer 3

Everything in the physical universe. If the brain functions though a biochemical process and thought patterns are just a chemical process to retrieve stored data in the neurons, the chemistry has an effect on ideas, concepts, and metaphysical phenomena.

Answer 4

a basic and essential subject to understand anything in the universe fully well.
scope of chemistry is tremendous.

Answer 5

Chemistry (from Greek χημεία khemeia meaning "alchemy", see below for possible origins of this word) is the science of matter at the atomic to molecular scale, dealing primarily with collections of atoms (such as molecules, crystals, and metals). Chemistry deals with the composition and statistical properties of such structures, as well as their transformations and interactions to become materials encountered in everyday life. Chemistry also deals with understanding the properties and interactions of individual atoms with the purpose of integration of this knowledge with known facts about larger scale matter in order to obtain a valuable outcome or make an accurate prediction for a given scientific work in which chemical facts are used. According to modern chemistry, the physical properties of materials are generally determined by their structure at the atomic scale which is determined by the properties and energies of the interactions.

Introduction
Chemistry is often called the "central science" because it connects other sciences, such as physics, material science, nanotechnology, biology pharmacy, medicine, bioinformatics and geology.[1] These connections are formed through various sub-disciplines that utilize concepts from multiple scientific disciplines. For example, physical chemistry involves applying the principles of physics to materials at the atomic and subatomic level.

Chemistry pertains to the interactions of matter. These interactions may be between two material substances or between matter and energy, especially in conjunction with the First Law of Thermodynamics. Traditional chemistry involves interactions between substances in chemical reactions, where one or more substances become one or more other substances. Sometimes these reactions are driven by a catalyst, which may be another chemical substance present at the reaction (such as sulfuric acid catalyzing the electrolysis of water) or a non-material phenomenon (such as electromagnetic radiation in photochemical reactions). Traditional chemistry also deals with the analysis of chemicals both in and apart from a reaction, as in spectroscopy.

All ordinary matter consists of atoms or the subatomic components that make up atoms; protons, electrons and neutrons. Atoms may be combined to produce more complex forms of matter such as ions, molecules or crystals. The structure of the world we commonly experience and the properties of the matter we commonly interact with are determined by properties of chemical substances and their interactions. Steel is harder than iron because its atoms are bound together in a more rigid crystalline lattice. Wood burns or undergoes rapid oxidation because it can react spontaneously with oxygen in a chemical reaction above a certain temperature.

Substances tend to be classified in terms of their energy or phase as well as their chemical compositions. The three phases of matter at low energy are Solid, Liquid and Gas. Solids have fixed structures at room temperature which can resist gravity and other weak forces attempting to rearrange them, due to their tight bonds. Liquids have limited bonds, with no structure and flow with gravity. Gases have no bonds and act as free particles. Water (H2O) is a liquid at room temperature because its molecules are bound by intermolecular forces called Hydrogen bonds. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) on the other hand is a gas at room temperature and pressure, as its molecules are bound by weaker dipole-dipole interactions. The Hydrogen bonds in water have enough energy to keep the water molecules from separating from each other but not from sliding around, making it a liquid at temperatures between 0 °C and 100 °C at sea level. Lowering the temperature or energy further, allows tighter organized bonds to form, creating a solid, and releasing energy. Increasing the energy heat of fusion will melt the ice although the temperature will not change until all the ice is melted. Increasing the temperature of the water will eventually cause boiling (see heat of vaporization) when there is enough energy to break the weak polar bonds at 100 °C, allowing the H2O molecules to disperse enough to be a gas. Note in each case, there is energy required to break the bonds, and more energy to move the molecules away from each other.

Scientists who study chemistry are known as chemists. Most chemists specialize in one or more sub-disciplines. The chemistry taught at the high school or early college level is often called "general chemistry" and is intended to be an introduction to a wide variety of fundamental concepts and to give the student the tools to continue on to more advanced subjects. Many concepts presented at this level are often incomplete and technically inaccurate, yet they are of extraordinary utility. Chemists regularly use these simple, elegant tools and explanations in their work because the best solution possible is often so overwhelmingly difficult and the true solution is usually unobtainable.

The science of chemistry is historically a recent development but has its roots in alchemy which has been practiced for millennia throughout the world. The word chemistry is directly derived from the word alchemy; however, the etymology of alchemy is unclear .

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