Why do you think?

Question

Why do you think chemistry is sometimes called the central science?

Answer 1

Because chemists need some alternative to admitting that physics is the fundamental science. Most of the knowledge used by chemists was derived by physics. Or perhaps they consider the scale of the molecule 'central' (midpoint) between subatomic particles (or even superstrings) and cosmology. Or because at their school the chemistry building is between the physics building and the biology building. Or, like my high school, you take biology, chemistry, and physics in that order. Hey, what do you expect from someone who spent 3 years as a physics major?

Answer 2

Science that deals with the properties, composition, and structure of substances (elements and compounds), the reactions and transformations they undergo, and the energy released or absorbed during those processes. Often called the "central science," chemistry is concerned with atoms as building blocks (rather than with the subatomic domain; see nuclear physics, quantum mechanics), with everything in the material world, and with all living things. Branches of chemistry include inorganic (see inorganic compound), organic (see organic compound), physical, and analytical (see analysis) chemistry; biochemistry; electrochemistry; and geochemistry. Chemical engineering (applied chemistry) uses the theoretical and experimental information obtained in chemistry to build chemical plants and make useful products.

Answer 3

Chemical reactions are the basis of all things in commerce.