Chemistry is the study of matter, its composition, structure, properties, transformations, and the energy involved in transformations. It has many branches including organic, inorganic, physical, analytical, and biochemistry. Chemistry plays a central role in industry, society, and everyday life through applications like materials, foods, fuels, medicines and more. There are also many career opportunities for chemists in fields like industry, teaching, health professions, entrepreneurship, forensics, commerce, and journalism.