Chemistry is one of the broadest scientific subjects that are primarily focused on the manner in which matter interacts with energy. However, chemistry tends to be more focused on the study of the properties of matter as well as the interaction between various types of matter. The interaction is often facilitated by the reactions that involve either electron loss or electron gain, as described by the American Chemical Society (2014).
Unlike other sciences, such as physics, chemistry doesn’t put more focus on the nuclear part of the atom, and any other subatomic realm. Perhaps it’s important to emphasize that chemistry is a science, and thus the procedures conducted in this subject tend to be systematic and reproducible, as well …show more content…
The study of chemistry is also made easier by other scientific subjects like mathematics because it’s an essential tool for various studies in this subject. Nonetheless, chemistry is all around us, as demonstrated by the following diagram, which clearly demonstrate the chemicals present in a cup of coffee. For example, the chemicals presented in this figure are: caffeine, chrorogenic acid, phenols, and citric acid. These are generally the chemicals that give coffee its unique taste.
Why Is Chemistry Important in Life
Most teachers find it hard to answer this question comprehensively in a classroom setting since chemistry is all around us. The study of this subject is important in life for a number of reasons, but here a few that are well-known.
i) It helps human beings to understand their bodies because our bodies are made of chemicals. The drugs and the food we consume are also chemicals, and the study of chemistry promotes our understanding of these chemicals as well. ii) A good number of reactions that occur in life, and some human activities trigger chemical reactions that must be understood. Chemistry plays a major role in this case as well. iii) Knowing chemistry can help anyone to make day to day decisions that affect his/her life. For example, mixing household chemicals require chemical …show more content…
Statman (2013) states, “Chemical engineering, sometimes also called processing engineering, is the field of engineering that studies the conversion of raw chemicals into useful products by means of chemical transformation. Chemical engineering applies engineering concepts to design, construction, operation, and improvement of processes that create products from chemicals,” (par. 1).
This is basically branch of engineering, which is primarily concerned with the design, construction, as well as the operation of machines, or rather chemical plants that perform chemical reactions to solve real life problems, and make useful products. Chemical engineering is applied chemistry, and it begins with the experimentation the laboratory, followed by the implementation of the most appropriate technology that allow for full scale production. The main role of a chemical engineer can be linked to the fact that he/she not only makes processes more cost effective, but also more environmentally friendly or more