Branches Of Chemistry

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It is the study of the structure, properties, and preparation of chemical compounds that consist primarily of carbon and hydrogen.

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Organic Chemistry

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Who is the father of Organic chemistry

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Friedrich Wohler

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Organic chemistry overlaps with many areas including:

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a. Medicinal chemistry b. Organometallic chemistry c. Polymer chemistry

d. Physical organic chemistry e. Stereochemistry

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It is the design, development, and synthesis of medicinal drugs. It overlaps with pharmacology (the study of drug action).

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Medicinal chemistry

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It is the study of drug action

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Pharmacology

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It is the study of chemical compounds containing bonds between carbon and a metal.

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Organometallic chemistry

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It is the study of the chemistry of polymers.

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Polymer chemistry

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It is the study of the interrelationships between structure and reactivity in organic molecules.

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Physical organic chemistry

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It is the study of the spatial arrangements of atoms in molecules and their effects on the chemical and physical properties of substances.

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Stereochemistry

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It is the study of the properties and behavior of inorganic compounds. chemical elements and their compounds except for carbon.

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Inorganic Chemistry

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Branches of inorganic chemistry include:

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a.Bioinorganic chemistry

b.Geochemistry

c.Nuclear chemistry

d.Organometallic chemistry

e.Solid-state chemistry

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It is the study of the interaction of metal ions with living tissue, mainly through their direct effect on enzyme activity.

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Bioinorganic chemistry

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It is the study of the chemical composition and changes in rocks, minerals, and atmosphere of the earth or a celestial body.

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Geochemistry

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It is the study of radioactive substances.

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Nuclear chemistry

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It is the study of chemical compounds containing bonds between carbon and a metal.

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Organometallic chemistry

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It is the study of the synthesis, structure, and properties of solid materials

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Solid-state chemistry

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involves the qualitative and quantitative determination of the chemical components of substances. It seeks to improve the means of measuring the chemical composition of natural and artificial materials.

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Analytical Chemistry

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In medicine, this is the basis for clinical laboratory tests for disease diagnosis.

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Analytical chemistry

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Examples of areas using analytical chemistry include:

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a. Forensic chemistry b. Environmental chemistry c. Bioanalytical Chemistry

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the application of chemical principles, techniques, and methods to the investigation of crime.

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Forensic chemistry

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the study of the chemical and biochemical phenomena that occur in the environment. It relies heavily on analytical chemistry and includes atmospheric, aquatic, and soil chemistry.

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Environmental chemistry

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the examination of biological materials such as blood, urine, hair, saliva, and sweat to detect the presence of specific drugs.

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Bioanalytical Chemistry

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deals with the study of the effect of chemical structure on the physical properties of a substance.

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Physical Chemistry

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typically study the rate of a chemical reaction, the interaction of molecules with radiation, and the calculation of structures and properties.

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Physical chemists

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Sub-branches of physical chemistry include:

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a.Photochemistry

b.Surface chemistry

c.Chemical kinetics

d.Quantum chemistry

e.Spectroscopy

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the study of the chemical changes caused by light.

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a. Photochemistry

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the study of chemical reactions at surfaces of substances. It includes topics like adsorption, heterogeneous catalysis, the formation of colloids, corrosion, electrode processes, and chromatography.

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Surface chemistry

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the study of the rates of chemical reactions, the factors affecting those rates, and the mechanism by which the reactions proceed

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Chemical kinetics

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the mathematical description of the motion and interaction of subatomic particles. It incorporates quantization of energy, wave-particle duality, the uncertainty principle, and their relationship to chemical processes.

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Quantum chemistry

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the use of the absorption, emission, or scattering of electromagnetic radiation by matter to study the matter or the chemical processes it undergoes.

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Spectroscopy

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It is the study of chemical reactions that take place in living things.

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Biochemistry

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Branches of biochemistry

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a.Molecular biology

b.Genetics

c.Pharmacology

d.Toxicology

e.Clinical biochemistry

f.Agricultural biochemistry

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the study of the interactions between the various systems of a cell, such as the different types of DNA, RNA, and protein biosynthesis.

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Molecular biology

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It is the study of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms.

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Genetics

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It is the study of mechanisms of drug action and the influence of drugs on an organism.

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Pharmacology

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a sub-branch of pharmacology that studies the effects of poisons on living organisms.

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Toxicology

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It is the study of the changes that disease causes in the chemical composition and biochemical processes of the body.

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Clinical biochemistry

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It is the study of the chemistry that occurs in plants, animals, and microorganisms.

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Agricultural biochemistry

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study things such as crystal structures, minerals, metals, catalysts, and most elements in the Periodic Table.

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Inorganic chemists