Chemistry - the study of matter , its composition, its structure, its properties, the processes that matter

undergoes and the energy changes that accompany these processes.

Branches of Chemistry:

1. Organic Chemistry - the study of carbon-based compounds; with few exceptions like carbon
monoxide(CO) and carbon

dioxide(CO2)

2. Inorganic Chemistry - in general, the study of compounds that do not contain carbon

3. Biochemistry - the study of the Chemistry of living systems

4. Analytical Chemistry - the sudy of the quality and quantity of components of substances

5. Physical Chemistry - the study of the mechanism, rates, and energetics of chemical reactions