Introduction to chemistry

CHEMISTRY SSS1 First Term

WEEK 1

Introduction to chemistry

Performance objectives

Students should be able to:

  1. Define what chemistry is.
  2. List the career prospects tied to chemistry.
  3. Explain the importance of chemistry to our everyday life.

Content

Chemistry

Chemistry, the science that deals with the properties, composition, and structure of substances (defined as elements and compounds), the transformations they undergo, and the energy that is released or absorbed during these processes. Every substance, whether naturally occurring or artificially produced, consists of one or more of the hundred-odd species of atoms that have been identified as elements. Although these atoms, in turn, are composed of more elementary particles, they are the basic building blocks of chemical substances;.... View More

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