Why Study Chemistry?

Reasons to Study Chemistry

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  1. Chemistry helps you to understand the world around you. Why do leaves change color in the fall? Why are plants green? How is cheese made? What is in soap and how does it clean? These are all questions that can be answered by applying chemistry.
  2. Basic knowledge of chemistry helps you to read and understand product labels.
  8. Makes life's little mysteries a little less... mysterious. Chemistry explains how things work.
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Helmenstine, Anne Marie, Ph.D. "Why Study Chemistry?" ThoughtCo, Feb. 16, 2021, thoughtco.com/reasons-to-study-chemistry-609210. Helmenstine, Anne Marie, Ph.D. (2021, February 16). Why Study Chemistry? Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/reasons-to-study-chemistry-609210 Helmenstine, Anne Marie, Ph.D. "Why Study Chemistry?" ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/reasons-to-study-chemistry-609210 (accessed January 27, 2022).

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