Applied Chemistry
We know that there are
three major branches in chemistry namely: Organic chemistry, Inorganic
chemistry and Physical chemistry. Organic chemistry deals with carbon and its
compounds, inorganic chemistry is the study of minerals and the physical
properties of these chemicals are dealt in physical chemistry. Then what is
applied chemistry?
Food, medicines,
cosmetics, dress materials and gold covering ornaments are some of the items
used in our day to day life. They may differ in nature and applications. But
all these are associated with chemistry. They are made of synthetic / natural
chemicals or involve chemical principles and theories.
We face lot of
difficulties in different means to lead our day to day life. Such difficulties
make chemists to come out of new ideas and theories. For example, when people
suffered by diseases, new chemical compounds were synthesized and used as
drugs. New techniques were also developed to diagnose diseases. When farmers
suffered due to low crop yield and pest- related problems in crop field,
chemists developed new chemical fertilizers and pesticides to combat these
issues. Thus chemical principles and theories are applied to various fields in
order to achieve specific results or to solve real-world problems. This is
called applied chemistry. In this lesson, let us discuss various
branches of applied chemistry and their significance.
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