Chemistry is a natural science that studies matter and substances of which the universe is made. It examines their properties and structure, as well as their internal structure. Chemistry also studies the changes of matter in any way. It is also important to mention that through a chemical reaction the composition of matter is significantly altered, while through the process of physical change, the chemical composition isn't altered.
There are many specialized fields of chemistry, and here we will mention only the most important ones:
Inorganic chemistry, is a branch of chemistry that studies basically all chemical substances, including many that contain carbon. The interests of inorganic chemistry are substances like metals, metal oxides, minerals, non-metal elements, and so on.
The branch known as physical chemistry studies the interdependence of physical and chemical changes, and is greatly related to the branches of inorganic and organic chemistry. Various types of changes of energy states are also something that physical chemists often explore.
Chemical technology is a branch of engineering that studies methods and devices that are used for production of organic and inorganic substances that are necessary for many different human activities.
Nuclear chemistry on the other hand deals with the study of reactions involving the atomic nuclei (as opposed to other branches of chemistry, which mostly study the reactions between the very atoms or molecules).
Biochemistry is basically a branch of science that studies the matter and chemical reactions in living organisms. It is closely related to many other branches of chemistry. It studies the ways in which various chemicals react within living organisms.
Organic chemistry is one of the largest and most important branches of chemistry. It studies the substances that contain the element carbon, among them those that are integral parts of the organic world. In this branch of chemistry, there is still much more to be discovered, and the number of discovered organic substances raises dramatically every year.
And at the end, we must not forget analytical chemistry which is a branch of chemistry that deals with the study of chemical and physical processes which can be used to conclude the qualitative and quantitative chemical composition of the substance(s) that are investigated.
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