CHEMISTRY NOTES FOR FORM ONE - ALL TOPICS

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CHEMISTRY NOTES FOR FORM ONE

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TOPIC 1 - INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY

TOPIC 2 - LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND SAFETY

TOPIC 3 - HEAT SOURCES AND FLAMES

TOPIC 4 - THE SCIENTIFIC PROCEDURE

TOPIC 5 - MATTER

TOPIC 6 - AIR COMBUSTION, RUSTING AND FIRE FIGHTING

IMPORTANCE OF CHEMISTRY IN OUR DAILY LIFE - PART 1

1. Studying Chemistry Helps You Understand How the World Works

Believe it or not, chemistry is part of our everyday life. We encounter numerous principles of chemistry without even realizing it. Many of the events that occur daily are results of chemical reactions. Whenever you eat, drink, or even breathe air, certain chemical reactions occur in your body. And without chemistry, we would not be able to explain how these processes work. Therefore, studying chemistry is pretty much essential for understanding how the world works. 

 

2. Chemistry can help you make informed decisions. Will a product work as advertised or is it a scam? If you understand how chemistry works you'll be able to separate reasonable expectations from pure fiction.

 

3. It can lead to new career opportunities

With the right qualifications and experience, studying chemistry can lead to job opportunities in fields such as biochemistry, forensic science, pharmaceuticals, and environmental sciences. You may also be able to use your knowledge of chemistry in fields such as food technology or materials science.

 

4. Chemistry helps explain everything

According to the American Chemical Society, a non-profit organization, “Everything you hear, see, smell, taste, and touch involves chemistry.” Chemistry helps explain things like why leaves change color in the fall, why baking bread smells so delicious, and why some people are allergic to things like peanuts. Everything that has matter breaks down into chemical building blocks.

 

5. Improve the world

The importance of studying chemistry is that it helps improve the world. As with all the sciences, chemistry has the opportunity to make people’s lives easier. Developing new chemicals, materials and medicines is an incredibly rewarding job. Chemists solve problems for people and business alike.