List of basic chemistry topics

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Chemistry is the science of matter at the atomic to molecular scale, dealing primarily with collections of atoms, such as molecules, crystals, and metals. Chemistry deals with the composition and statistical properties of such structures, as well as their transformations and interactions to become materials encountered in everyday life. Chemistry also deals with understanding the properties and interactions of individual atoms with the purpose of applying that knowledge at the macroscopic level. According to modern chemistry, the physical properties of materials are generally determined by their structure at the atomic scale, which is itself defined by interatomic forces. Basic topics in chemistry include:

Contents 1 Nature of chemistry 2 Branches of chemistry 3 History of chemistry 4 Basic chemistry concepts 4.1 Concepts, by subject area 4.2 Concepts by branch of chemistry 5 Famous chemists 6 Chemistry lists 7 See also 8 External links

[edit] Nature of chemistry

Main article: Chemistry

[edit] Branches of chemistry

• Analytical chemistry
  • Electrochemistry
  • Spectroscopy
• Inorganic chemistry
  • Solid state chemistry
• Organic chemistry
  • Stereochemistry
• Physical chemistry
  • Kinetics
  • Thermochemistry
  • Computational chemistry
  • Quantum chemistry
• Biochemistry

[edit] History of chemistry

Main article: History of chemistry

[edit] Basic chemistry concepts

[edit] Concepts, by subject area

• Atomic structure : Atom -- Ion (physics) -- Electron -- Proton -- Neutron -- Atomic orbital -- Molecular orbital -- Chemical element -- Valence -- Atomic nucleus -- Isotope
• Chemical reaction -- Chemical formula -- Structural formula -- Mole -- Stoichiometry -- Chemical nomenclature -- Chemical equilibrium -- Reversible reaction -- Electrophile -- Nucleophile -- Redox
• Bonding : Chemical bond -- Ionic bond -- Covalent bond -- Metallic bond -- Hydrogen bond -- Intermolecular force -- Dipole
• Structure : Gas -- Liquid -- Molecule -- Solid -- Isomer -- Allotropy -- Crystal -- Complex (chemistry) -- Ligand -- Chemical compound -- Stereochemistry
• Mixtures and Solutions: Concentration -- Vapour pressure -- Raoult's law -- Partial pressure -- solvation
• Chemical techniques : Titration -- Distillation -- Chromatography -- Reflux -- Buffer solution -- Filtration -- Hydrolysis -- Condensation reaction
• Properties : pH -- electronegativity
• Apparatus : Bunsen burner -- Calorimeter -- Colorimeter -- Burette -- Thermometer
• Periodic table : Periodicity -- Group 1 elements -- Group 2 elements -- Transition metal -- Group 5 elements -- Group 6 elements -- Halogen -- Noble gas -- s block -- d block -- p block -- f block
• Important Chemical substances: Water -- Ammonia -- Benzene -- Phenol

[edit] Concepts by branch of chemistry

• Analytical chemistry :
  • Electrochemistry : Electrochemical cell -- Oxidation -- Reduction -- Electrode potential -- Oxidation number -- Electrolysis -- Electrolytic cell -- Electrolyte -- Nernst equation
  • Spectroscopy : atomic absorption spectroscopy -- Auger electron spectroscopy -- electromagnetic spectroscopy -- fluorescence spectroscopy -- infrared spectroscopy -- mass spectrometer -- Mossbauer spectroscopy -- nuclear magnetic resonance -- neutron activation analysis -- Raman spectroscopy -- UV/Vis spectrophotometry -- X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy --
• Inorganic chemistry : Acid -- Base (chemistry) -- Alkali -- Salt -- pH
  • Solid state chemistry
• Organic chemistry : Functional group -- Hydrocarbon -- Alkane -- Alkene -- Halogenoalkane - Alcohol -- Ether -- Aldehyde -- Ketone - Carboxylic acid -- Ester -- Alicyclic compound -- Amine -- Amide -- Amino acid -- Polymer -- Polymerization -- Organic nomenclature -- Arene -- Phenol -- Peptide
  • Stereochemistry : Optical isomerism -- Chirality
• Physical chemistry :
  • Kinetics: Catalyst -- Enzyme -- Arrhenius equation
  • Thermochemistry : Enthalpy -- Activation energy -- Entropy
  • Computational chemistry : Molecular modeling -- Molecular dynamics -- Molecular mechanics -- Quantum methods -- Combinatorial chemistry -- Cheminformatics -- Bioinformatics
  • Quantum chemistry : Slater determinant - Self-consistent field -- Hartree-Fock -- Moller-Plesset - Electron correlation - Semiempirical methods
• Biochemistry : Protein -- Carbohydrate -- Fat -- Nucleic Acid

[edit] Famous chemists

For other lists of chemists, see also: Nobel Prize in Chemistry and List of chemists

Marie Curie -- John Dalton -- Humphry Davy -- Eleuthère Irénée du Pont -- George Eastman -- Michael Faraday -- Dmitriy Mendeleyev -- Alfred Nobel -- Wilhelm Ostwald -- Louis Pasteur -- Linus Pauling -- Joseph Priestley -- Karl Ziegler

[edit] Chemistry lists

Main article: List of chemistry topics

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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