Introduction to Chemistry
What did you do this summer?
How Does this relate to Chemistry?
Objectives
• What is chemistry and how is it part of
everyday life
• Scientific Method
• Appreciation that Chemistry affects all parts of
our lives / Areas of Chemistry
• Proper lab procedure and Safety
Chemistry
• Chemistry is the study of the properties of
matter and the interactions the matter
undergoes.
• The study of stuff
– What it is made of
– what it does in different environments
– what happens when you put it with other stuff.
Geometry is used in Chemistry to help understand BOTH
the Structures of the tiny particles that make up matter…
… as well as the angles between chemical bonds,
and overall shape of chemical compounds and
molecules.
Mathematics is
also used in
chemistry.
Stoichiometry is a
method of
mathematical
chemical analysis
used to determine
how much of
something can be
produced using a
given chemical
reaction.
There are MANY branches of
Chemistry.
General Chemistry is the
study of how stuff reacts
with other stuff.
Physical chemistry is the
study of how different stuff
can be used.
Physical
Chemistry
Kinetics has to do
with how fast a
reaction occurs.
Thermodynamics is
the study of how
heat and energy are
transferred.
Organic Chemistry is
the study of
hydrocarbons and their
reactions.
Inorganic chemistry is the
study of stuff made from all the
other atoms.
HodgePodge
Electrochemistry
is the study of the
flow of electrons,
which is
electricity.
Nuclear chemistry is the
study of changing one type
of matter into another.
As our society continues to advance, an
understanding of the science of Chemistry is
becoming increasingly more important.
Scientific Method
Lab Safety