Areas of Chemistry
Technical Disciplines
Analytical Chemistry
The art and science of determining what matter is and how much of it exists.
Organic Chemistry
The study of the structure, properties, and reactions of compounds and materials that contain carbon atoms.
Physical Chemistry
The study of how matter behaves on a molecular and atomic level and how chemical reactions occur.
Biological/Biochemistry
The study of the structure, composition, and chemical reactions of substances in living systems.
Inorganic Chemistry
The study of properties and behavior of inorganic compounds—those that are not organic (carbon-containing), which include metals, minerals and organometallic compounds.
Polymer Chemistry
Polymer chemists study large, complex molecules (polymers) that are built up from many smaller (sometimes repeating) units.
Applied Areas of Chemistry
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