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Chemistry
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the study of the composition of matter (what things are made of) and what changes this matter undergoes
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Organic chemistry
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study of essentially all substances containing carbon.
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Inorganic chemistry
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specializes primarily in substances that do not contain carbon.
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Analytical Chemistry
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concerned with the composition of substances
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Physical Chemistry
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concerned with theories and experiments that describe the behavior of chemicals.
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Biochemistry
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the study of the chemistry of living organisms.
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scientific method
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one logical approach to the solution of scientific problems. Used for solving many kinds of problems because it is closely related to common sense.
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observation
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Made by using your senses to directly obtain information.
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hypothesis
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proposed explanation or reason for what is observed.
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experiment
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to test a hypothesis.
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theory
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a broad and extensively tested explanation of why experiments give certain results. Can never be proved because there is always the possibility that a new experiment will disprove it.
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scientific law
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a concise statement that summarizes the results of many observations and experiments.
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