Please read chapter 1 section 3 for class on Monday. The textbook pages are posted below along with the two videos from class. I also provided a summary for the video about the five main branches of chemistry (with a few of my own additions).
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Chemistry is the study of matter and the changes
it undergoes
o Five
main branches
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Organic chemistry
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Carbon-based matter
o Pharmaceutics,
plastics
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Inorganic Chemistry
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Non-carbon-based matter
o Minerals,
salts, solutions
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Physical Chemistry
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Study of chemistry in terms of physics
o Quantum
mechanics, thermochemistry
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Analytical Chemistry
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Analyzing substances
o FDA,
environment
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Biochemistry
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Study of biology in terms of chemistry
o Metabolism,
composition of living organisms
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Chemistry encompasses biology and physics
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