LESSON 1: CHEM

Chemistry is important in everyday life because:

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 Everything is made of chemicals. You are made of chemicals. Drugs are chemicals.
Food is made from chemicals.
 Many of the changes in the world around you are caused by chemical reactions.
Examples include leaves changing colors, cooking food, and getting yourself clean.
 Knowing some chemistry in your life can help you make decisions that may affect
your life like, can I mix these household materials? What are the safe mosquito
repellants?Can I mix different types of motor oils for my vehicles?.

 Understanding basic chemistry is essential for understanding the effects of

chemicals on the environment. This information can be used to give plants the best
nutrients to help them grow or to decide how to dispose of chemicals without
poisoning the air or water supply.
 Chemistry concepts are important on other disciplines like in cooking, biology,
physics and astronomy.
 Chemistry is fun! It can be used to make colors change, alter recipes, color flames,
make things glow in the dark, or even make stuff explode. Many people study
chemistry not because it's a requirement for a class but because they are interested
in using it to explore the world and to try science projects. As hobbies go, chemistry
is inexpensive because home chemicals can be used to perform many interesting
experiments.
Task Of A CHEMIST

Chemists are scientists trained to apply chemistry principles in various fields of work.
They do laboratory work, analyzes, and experiments that contribute to scientific and
technological advancement. Result of the chemist innovative thinking, valuable work, and
achievements have contributed to give mankind a better quality of life.

Careers Using Chemistry:

Chemistry jobs vary in nature, salary, and required qualifications; the

information and list below is intended to help you to judge the right
chemistry career for you.

 Analytical Chemist
 Chemical Engineer
 Chemistry Teacher
 Forensic Scientist
 Geochemist
 Hazardous Waste Chemist
 Materials Scientist
 Pharmacologist
  Toxicologist
 Water Chemist

What is CHEMISTRY?

Chemistry is the study of matter, its properties, how and why substances combine or
separate to form other substances, and how substances interact with energy. Many people
think of chemists as being white-coated scientists mixing strange liquids in a laboratory,
but the truth is we are all chemists. Understanding basic chemistry concepts is important
for almost every profession. Chemistry is part of everything in our lives.

Chemistry is one branch of science. Science is the process by which we learn about the
natural universe by observing, testing, and then generating models that explain our
observations.

The Relationships between Some of the Major Branches of Science. Chemistry lies more or
less in the middle, which emphasizes its importance to many branches of science.
Although we divide science into different fields, there is much overlap among them. For
example, some biologists and chemists work in both fields so much that their work is
called biochemistry. Similarly, geology and chemistry overlap in the field called
geochemistry. At some level, all of these fields depend on matter because they all involve
"stuff"; because of this, chemistry has been called the "central science", linking them all
together.

There are five main branches of chemistry, each of which has many areas of study.

1. Analytical chemistry uses qualitative and quantitative observation to identify and

measure the physical and chemical properties of substances. In a sense, all chemistry is
analytical.
 Examples of areas using analytical chemistry include:

• Forensic chemistry — the application of chemical principles, techniques, and methods to

the investigation of crime.

• Environmental chemistry —the study of the chemical and biochemical phenomena that
occur in the environment.It relies heavily on analytical chemistry and includes
atmospheric, aquatic, and soil chemistry.

• Bioanalytical Chemistry — the examination of biological materials such as blood, urine,

hair, saliva, and sweat to detect the presence of specific drugs.

2. Physical chemistry combines chemistry with physics. Physical chemists study how
matter and energy interact. Thermodynamics and quantum mechanics are two of the
important branches of physical chemistry.

Sub-branches of physical chemistry include:

• Photochemistry — the study of the chemical changes caused by light.

• Surface chemistry — the study of chemical reactions at surfaces of substances. It

includes topics like adsorption, heterogeneous catalysis, formation of colloids, corrosion,
electrode processes, and chromatography.

• Chemical kinetics — the study of the rates of chemical reactions, the factors affecting
those rates, and the mechanism by which the reactions proceed.
• Quantum chemistry — the mathematical description of the motion and interaction of
subatomic particles. It incorporates quantization of energy, wave-particle duality, the
uncertainty principle, and their relationship to chemical processes.

• Spectroscopy — the use of the absorption, emission, or scattering of electromagnetic

radiation by matter to study the matter or the chemical processes it undergoes.

3. Organic chemistry specifically studies compounds that contain the element carbon.
Carbon has many unique properties that allow it to form complex chemical bonds and very
large molecules. Organic chemistry is known as the “Chemistry of Life” because all of the
molecules that make up living tissue have carbon as part of their makeup.

• Medicinal chemistry —the design, development, and synthesis of medicinal drugs. It

overlaps with pharmacology (the study of drug action).

• Organometallic chemistry — the study of chemical compounds containing bonds

between carbon and a metal.

• Polymer chemistry — the study of the chemistry of polymers.

• Physical organic chemistry — the study of the interrelationships between structure and
reactivity in organic molecules.

• Stereochemistry — the study of the spatial arrangements of atoms in molecules and their
effects on the chemical and physical properties of substances.
4. Inorganic chemistry studies materials such as metals and gases that do not have carbon
as part of their makeup.

• Bioinorganic chemistry — the study of the interaction of metal ions with living tissue,
mainly through their direct effect on enzyme activity.

• Geochemistry — the study of the chemical composition and changes in rocks, minerals,
and atmosphere of the earth or a celestial body.

• Nuclear chemistry — the study of radioactive substances.

• Organometallic chemistry — the study of chemical compounds containing bonds

between carbon and a metal.

• Solid-state chemistry — the study of the synthesis, structure, and properties of solid
materials.

5. Biochemistry is the study of chemical processes that occur within living organisms.
• Molecular biology — the study of the interactions between the various systems of a cell,
such as the different types of DNA, RNA, and protein biosynthesis.
• Genetics — the study of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms.

• Pharmacology — the study of mechanisms of drug action and the influence of drugs on
an organism.

o Toxicology —a sub-branch of pharmacology that studies the effects of poisons on living

organisms.

• Clinical biochemistry — the study of the changes that disease causes in the chemical
composition and biochemical processes of the body.

REFERENCE:

General Chemistry 1= Ilao, Luciana V.; Lontoc, Betty M.; Paderna-Gayon, Edwehna Elinore S.

Importance of Chemistry=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2Q2q20KaEk

What is Chemistry= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8x3wdXZGEY