General Chemistry Section 1.1: The Study of Chemistry
Hello internet and welcome to the General Chemistry Lecture Series from the Science of Life. Today, I will cover the study of chemistry, which is the study of the properties, behaviors, and interactions of matter, which is the physical material of the universe. A property, from a chemistry point of view, is any characteristic which helps us to distinguish a substance from other substances. Examples include the fact that water is liquid distinguished it from ice (a solid), the fact that water is clear distinguishes it from random non-Lemon-Lime soda (a non-clear liquid), the fact that water has a density of 1 kilogram per liter which distinguishes it from sulfuric acid (which has a density of 1.84 kg per liter), the fact that water has a chemical composition of H 2 O which distinguished it from Hydrogen Peroxide (which has a composition of H 2 O 2 ), and the fact that water is tasteless which distinguishes it from hospital coffee. These are all examples of properties, but i...