Chemistry

Chemistry is the study of the basic atomic building-blocks of nature and how they combine to form the solids, liquids, and gases that make up life and everything else we know. For the many different chemical elements and compounds, see:

• The Periodic table
• Inorganic chemistry, which studies the basic principles that are applied in mineralogy and Materials Science
• Organic chemistry, which underlies biochemistry
• Physical chemistry, which includes the theoretical aspects of computational chemistry and quantum chemistry
• Analytical chemistry, the basis of environmental chemistry

For some basic concepts see:

• Orbitals
• Kinetics
• Thermochemistry
• Electrochemistry
• Chemical bonding
• Isomerism

What are our priorities for writing in this area? To help develop a list of the most basic topics in Chemistry, please see Chemistry basic topics.

History of Chemistry:

• Alchemy
• Discovery of the chemical elements

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

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