Basic Chemistry
What is Chemistry?
- Chemistry can be defined as the science that deals with the materials of the universe and the changes that these materials undergo (pg. 4)
- Chemists are involved in activities as diverse as examining the fundamental particles of matter, looking for molecules in space, synthesizing and formulating new materials of all types, using bacteria to produce such chemicals as insulin, and inventing new diagnostic methods for early detection of disease (pg. 4)