Sitting between biology and physics, the field of chemistry is sometimes called the central science. This branch of science deals not with the most …
What is chemistry?
The study of reality's most basic elements, chemistry deals with atoms, molecules and the processes that change them.
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Famous chemists
People who helped shape the science of chemistry
How chemistry influcenes the world
Chemistry is all around us, from the medicines we take to the displays on our phones
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