Nature of Chemistry
Chemistry can be described as all of the following:
- An academic discipline: one with academic departments, curricula and degrees; national and international societies; and specialized journals.
- A scientific field (a branch of science) – widely-recognized category of specialized expertise within science, and typically embodies its own terminology and nomenclature. Such a field will usually be represented by one or more scientific journals, where peer reviewed research is published. There are several geophysics-related scientific journals.
- A natural science – one that seeks to elucidate the rules that govern the natural world using empirical and scientific method.
- A physical science – one that studies non-living systems.
- A biological science – one that studies the role of chemicals and chemical processes in living organisms. See Outline of biochemistry.
- A natural science – one that seeks to elucidate the rules that govern the natural world using empirical and scientific method.
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