What is Chemistry ? its importance and contributions ?
by Arth Chester C. Vallarta
Chemistry
Chemistry is the study of the composition, properties and behavior of matter. As it is a fundamental component of matter, the atom is the basic unit of chemistry. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, with particular focus on the properties of the chemical bonds formed between species. Chemistry is also concerned with the interactions between atoms or molecules and various forms of energy.
Importance of Chemistry in our daily life
Everything is made of chemicals. Many of the changes we observe in the world around we see that caused by chemical reactions. Chemistry is very important because it helps us to know the composition, structure & changes of matter. All the matters are made up of chemistry. In our every day like various chemicals are being used in various from, some of those are being used as food, some of those used clanging, etc.
· Food Security & Agriculture
The famous green revolution to increase agricultural produce so as to ensure food security was triggered by the advent of inorganic fertilizers. Since then fertilizers are extensively used by farmers to restore the fertility of soil in the fields. Pesticides are used to protect the crop during farming and preserve the grain from the pests, rats and mice during storage.
· Industries & Transport
From cloth mills, lather factories, petro-chemical industries and refineries to metal-industries- all use numerous fuels for power generation and chemical products for processing their product and improve the quality and simultaneously produce pollution. Now-a-days chemical effluent treatment plants use chemicals to control or neutralist the hazardous impact of pollutants produced by industries.
· Health Care & Beauty
The diagnostic tests carried out in laboratories, the prognostic estimations, medical prescriptions, pills, the vaccines, the antibiotics play very vital role in health monitoring, control of diseases and in alleviating the sufferings of the humanity. Right from the birth control to enhancement of life expectancy- all have been made possible using the unequivocal services of Chemistry.
Branches of Chemistry
Here are some examples:
· Organic Chemistry – the study of carbon and its compound
· Inorganic Chemistry – the study of compounds not covered by organic chemistry; the study of inorganic compounds which do not contain a CH bond.
· Analytical Chemistry – the study of chemistry of matter and the development of tools used to measure properties of matter
· Physical Chemistry – the branch of chemistry that applies physics to study of chemistry.
· Agro chemistry - This branch of chemistry may also be called agricultural chemistry. It deals with the application of chemistry for agricultural production, food processing, and Environmental remediation as a result of agriculture.
· Astrochemistry - is the study of the composition and reactions of the chemical elements and molecules found in the stars and in space and of the interactions between this matter and radiation.
· Biochemistry - is the branch of chemistry concerned with the chemical reactions that occur inside living organisms.
· Chemical engineering - involves the practical application of chemistry to solve problems.
by Arth Chester C. Vallarta
Chemistry
Chemistry is the study of the composition, properties and behavior of matter. As it is a fundamental component of matter, the atom is the basic unit of chemistry. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, with particular focus on the properties of the chemical bonds formed between species. Chemistry is also concerned with the interactions between atoms or molecules and various forms of energy.
Importance of Chemistry in our daily life
Everything is made of chemicals. Many of the changes we observe in the world around we see that caused by chemical reactions. Chemistry is very important because it helps us to know the composition, structure & changes of matter. All the matters are made up of chemistry. In our every day like various chemicals are being used in various from, some of those are being used as food, some of those used clanging, etc.
· Food Security & Agriculture
The famous green revolution to increase agricultural produce so as to ensure food security was triggered by the advent of inorganic fertilizers. Since then fertilizers are extensively used by farmers to restore the fertility of soil in the fields. Pesticides are used to protect the crop during farming and preserve the grain from the pests, rats and mice during storage.
· Industries & Transport
From cloth mills, lather factories, petro-chemical industries and refineries to metal-industries- all use numerous fuels for power generation and chemical products for processing their product and improve the quality and simultaneously produce pollution. Now-a-days chemical effluent treatment plants use chemicals to control or neutralist the hazardous impact of pollutants produced by industries.
· Health Care & Beauty
The diagnostic tests carried out in laboratories, the prognostic estimations, medical prescriptions, pills, the vaccines, the antibiotics play very vital role in health monitoring, control of diseases and in alleviating the sufferings of the humanity. Right from the birth control to enhancement of life expectancy- all have been made possible using the unequivocal services of Chemistry.
Branches of Chemistry
Here are some examples:
· Organic Chemistry – the study of carbon and its compound
· Inorganic Chemistry – the study of compounds not covered by organic chemistry; the study of inorganic compounds which do not contain a CH bond.
· Analytical Chemistry – the study of chemistry of matter and the development of tools used to measure properties of matter
· Physical Chemistry – the branch of chemistry that applies physics to study of chemistry.
· Agro chemistry - This branch of chemistry may also be called agricultural chemistry. It deals with the application of chemistry for agricultural production, food processing, and Environmental remediation as a result of agriculture.
· Astrochemistry - is the study of the composition and reactions of the chemical elements and molecules found in the stars and in space and of the interactions between this matter and radiation.
· Biochemistry - is the branch of chemistry concerned with the chemical reactions that occur inside living organisms.
· Chemical engineering - involves the practical application of chemistry to solve problems.