Answer to Question #146645 in General Chemistry for Tolulope

Question

What is chemistry

Answer 1

Chemistry is the study of matter, its properties, how and why substances combine or separate to form other substances, and how substances interact with energy.Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space. Matter can be described in terms of physical properties and chemical properties. 

Chemistry is important because everything you do is chemistry! Even your body is made of chemicals. Chemical reactions occur when you breathe, eat, or just sit there reading. All matter is made of chemicals, so the importance of chemistry is that it's the study of everything.