Branches of Chemistry

• Organic Chemistry - the study of carbon and its compounds; the study of the chemistry of life.

• Inorganic Chemistry - the study of compounds not-covered by organic chemistry; the study of inorganic compounds or compounds which do not contain a C-H bond. Many inorganic compounds are those which contain metals.

• Analytical Chemistry - the study of the chemistry of matter and the development of tools used to measure properties of matter.

• Physical Chemistry - the branch of chemistry that applies physics to the study of chemistry. Commonly this includes the applications of thermodynamics and quantum mechanics to chemistry.

• Biochemistry - study of the chemistry of biologically important elements and compunds.