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Defintion of Chemistry
Defintion of Chemistry
HISTORY OF CHEMSITRY
The history of chemistry represents a time span
from ancient history to the present. By 1000 BC,
civilizations used technologies that would eventually form
the basis to the various branches of chemistry. Examples
include extracting metals from ores, making pottery and
glazes, fermenting beer and wine, extracting chemicals
from plants for medicine and perfume, rendering fat
into soap, making glass, and making alloys like bronze.
The protoscience of chemistry, alchemy, was
unsuccessful in explaining the nature of matter and its
transformations. However, by performing experiments
and recording the results, alchemists set the stage for
modern chemistry. The distinction began to emerge when
BRANCHES OF CHEMISTRY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Organic chemistry involves the study of the structure,
properties, and preparation of chemical compounds that
consist primarily of carbon and hydrogen.
Organic chemistry overlaps with many areas including
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.
BIOCHEMISTRY
Biochemistry - is the study of chemical reactions that
take place in living things. It tries to explain them in
chemical terms.
Biochemical research includes cancer and stem cell
biology, infectious disease, and cell membrane and
structural biology.
It spans molecular biology, genetics, biochemical
pharmacology, clinical biochemistry, and agricultural
biochemistry.
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.
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.
Agricultural biochemistry - the study of the chemistry
that occurs in plants, animals, and microorganisms.
WHY DO WE NEED TO STUDY CHEMISTRY IN
MARINE TRANSPORTATION COURSE?
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Maurice P. Abarado
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