General
Chemistry in
Chem 101
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UNIT 1
History of
Chemistry
What is Chemistry?
Chemistry is the study of matter- Its
composition, structure, properties and
transformations.
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Matter
MATTER
Is anything that takes up space and
has a mass
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Mass
o Mass is how much matter
an object contains
o Mass is constant for a body
and does not change with
location
o The kilogram is a unit of
mass
Weight
o Weight is the force exerted
on a mass by gravity
o Weight is NOT constant and
changes from place to place
o Newton (N) or lb is the unit
of weight
INORGANIC Chemistry
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ORGANIC Chemistry
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PHYSICAL Chemistry
3
BIOCHEMISTRY
4
ANALYTICAL Chemistry
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Main
Subdiscipline
of
Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
✔ It is the study
of most carbon-
based
compounds
Organic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
✔ It deals with all
substances which are
not considered to be
organic (carbon).
✔Usually rocks and
minerals
Inorganic Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
✔ It deals with
application of
physical laws to
chemical change
and chemical
system
Biochemistry
✔ It is concerned
with chemistry of
life processes and
living organism
✔It deals with
macromolecules
Analytical Chemistry
✔ It is concerned
with various
techniques and
laboratory methods
to determine the
composition of
matter.
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LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY.pptx