NOTES TOPIC 1: INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY

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CHEMISTRY
 Is the branch of science that deals with study of composition,decomposition,structure and properties of matter. MATTER
 is anything which has got mass or weight and can occupies space. CHEMIST
 Is the person who study about chemistry

ALCHEMIST
 Is a person who studied Chemistry in ancient times

SCIENCE
 Is the systematics study of nature.

BRANCHES OF CHEMISTRY

I. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Is the branch of chemistry which deal with study of carbon compounds

II. INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
 Is the branch of chemistry which deal with the study of properties and behavior of inoganic compound

III. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
 Is the branch of chemistry which deals with the study of relationship between physical properties of substances and their chemical composition and transformation

IV. ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
 Is the brach of chemistry which deals with the study and uses of instruments and methods used to separate, identify and quantify chemical species in matter. V. BIOCHEMISTRY
 Is the branch of chemistry which deals with the study of chemical processes that occur in living things

VI. SOIL CHEMISTRY
 Is the study of various chemical nutrient present in soil and their influence on the properties of soil such as alkalinity or acidity

SCIENTIFIC SKILLS
 Are skills that chemistry used during experiment and practical work in facts and verify them
 These scientific skills includes
i. Careful and thorough observation
ii. Accurate recording of what has been observed
iii. Organising the observed and recorded information
iv. Repeating test to make observation more Accurate
v. Drawing conclusion from observation
vi. Predicting possible outcomes of similar experiments.

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