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What is Organic Chemistry?
The study of compounds that contain carbon
Carbon is a fundamental building block for life and many important materials.
Why is carbon important in Organic Chemistry?
Carbon is found in food, medicine, and living organisms.
List some applications of Organic Chemistry.
- Inventing new fabrics that are kinder to the environment
- Developing eco-friendly chemicals and materials (green chemistry)
- Making plastics that can repair themselves
- Creating soaps, cosmetics, and perfumes
- Developing chemicals that make food taste better and last longer
What is Inorganic Chemistry?
The study of compounds that do not contain carbon, such as metals and minerals.
List some applications of Inorganic Chemistry.
- Extracting fuels (petrol, diesel, rocket fuel) and developing new eco-fuels
- Creating new dyes for paints and fabrics
- Designing better solar panels and batteries
- Studying the chemistry happening in distant stars and planets
What is Biochemistry?
The study of chemical processes within living things.
List some applications of Biochemistry.
- Looking at the chemistry that happens inside plants and animals
- Studying important biological molecules, such as enzymes and DNA
- Designing medicines
- Working out what causes different illnesses
- Understanding how different chemicals affect people’s bodies
What is Physical Chemistry?
Using the rules of physics to understand how substances behave.
List some applications of Physical Chemistry.
- Studying very fast reactions using lasers
- Understanding how the arrangement of atoms can change substances
- Designing new super-materials, such as self-cleaning glass
- Theoretical chemists use maths to predict how substances will interact
- Computational chemists use computers to model these interactions
What is Analytical Chemistry?
Measuring, identifying, and separating different substances.
List some applications of Analytical Chemistry.
- Monitoring pollution
- Checking that food is safe to eat
- Testing for illegal drugs in sports
- Analyzing traces left at crime scenes
- Identifying mystery substances
- Ensuring medicines are pure
What is Green Chemistry?
Focuses on developing environmentally friendly chemicals and materials.
What is Nanochemistry?
Engineers materials with unique properties using very small building blocks.
What does Theoretical and Computational Chemistry involve?
Use mathematics and computers to predict chemical behavior.
What is Biomolecular Research?
Combines biochemistry and organic chemistry to study life processes.
Fill in the blank: Organic Chemistry often overlaps with _______ and Inorganic Chemistry.
Green Chemistry
True or False: Physical Chemistry only studies reactions at room temperature.
False
Fill in the blank: Analytical Chemistry is important for ensuring that _______ are pure.
medicines
