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What is organic chemistry?

is a chemistry branch that studies structure, properties, and reactions of organic compounds and organic material. That means compounds with carbon atoms mainly and the other bio elements.

What does organic chemistry study?


It study all the compounds carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen based, with all the others bio elements. all organic molecules include not only carbon, but also hydrogen, that means organic compounds can contain other elements, the bond between carbon and hydrogen is what makes a compound organic.

Applications of chemistry?

The organic chemistry is used in many areas of life. The most important economically for society is oil. Applications in this area are wide, it makes possible the synthesis and processing of derivate of hydrocarbons. It is use in food industry to process meals and in medical areas to create medicines.

How it relates with other sciences?


It is an interdisciplinary science. It need mathematics, physics and biology in first place. But need the support of many other sciences to create knowledge. So it needs knowledge from the other sciences to create its own knowledge, to get data, realize and analysis and prove the results.

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