Category: 2.Branches Introduction

Geochemists study the composition, structure, processes, and other physical aspects of the Earth. They examine the distribution of chemical elements in rocks and minerals, and the movement of these elements into soil and water systems. The geochemical cycle refers to the transfer of elements into and out of the ecosystem, including the addition and loss of…

Biochemistry is a discipline of Chemistry that deals with the chemical composition of living organisms. It deals with interactions between living organic cells and their surrounding fluids/matter and is the study of important chemical processes occurring within living organisms. Biochemistry is the subdivision of Biology and chemistry that can further be divided into three segments, namely,…

Stereochemistry, an important subcategory of chemistry, involves the study of the relative spatial arrangement of atoms that form the structure of molecules and their manipulation. For this reason, it is also known as 3D chemistry in which the prefix “stereo” means “three-dimensionality”.Using this formulation of stereochemistry procedures, any chemist can work out the relationships between…

Analytical chemistry is the science of obtaining, processing, and communicating information about the composition and structure of matter. In other words, it is the art and science of determining what matter is and how much of it exists.  Analytical chemistry can be a challenging profession that makes significant contributions to many fields of science. It…

Physical chemistry deals with the principles of physics involved in chemical interactions. It examines: Physical chemists are focused on understanding the physical properties of atoms and molecules, the way chemical reactions work, and what these properties reveal. Their discoveries are based on understanding chemical properties and describing their behavior using theories of physics and mathematical…

Inorganic chemistry is concerned with the properties and behavior of inorganic compounds, which include metals, minerals, and organometallic compounds.  While organic chemistry is defined as the study of carbon-containing compounds, inorganic chemistry is the study of the remaining (i.e., not carbon-containing) subset of compounds. But there can be overlap between the two fields. For example,…

What is organic chemistry? Organic chemistry is the study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and preparation of carbon-containing compounds. Most organic compounds contain carbon and hydrogen, but they may also include any number of other elements (e.g., nitrogen, oxygen, halogens, phosphorus, silicon, sulfur). Originally limited to the study of compounds produced by living organisms,…