Chemistry 10.6 Answers to a Common Question

Chemistry 10.6 Answers to a Common QuestionChemistry is a study of matter, but is it? Is chemistry merely the study of matter or is it a study of the element itself? Or perhaps, does chemistry simply mean 'life'?In the first century, men were reading and debating, in the same way as the Greek, and in so doing, biologists, physicians, and paleontologists were also studying the elements. In this case, 'element' would include earth, air, fire, water, and atmosphere, the latter three of which are the three fundamental elements in the world. We know that he was addressing the antiquity when the Earth and the heavens were still unknown.Modern chemistry had been in existence for much of the 20th century and much more is being learned every day. Many of the elements which were discovered by man are no longer referred to as elements, but they are now called 'molecules.' Molecules come from the Greek word 'molemos,' meaning a little; they also come from the Latin word 'meat,' which means to fi ll up, to cover.In high school students have only studied the elements. They have not learned the implications of atoms and molecules in the context of how they work together to produce materials. It is these fundamentals that will help students learn the principles of chemistry, but first they must know that they are the building blocks of every substance.You may have thought about it at some point, but you haven't quite figured out what the implications are of atoms and molecules in a short time. We are familiar with the elemental bases, namely, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, and carbon, and all of these are the building blocks of life.The molecule can be thought of as being made up of atoms. Oxygen and nitrogen both come in many different configurations. When two atoms are joined together, they can produce four or more molecular configurations. Oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus are all included in the elements, but the great question is: Is there anything special about oxyg en and nitrogen?They contain enormous amounts of energy. That means that they must be present in much higher levels than most things we can see. For example, the average air molecule contains two oxygen atoms and four nitrogen atoms. Owing to this, humans breathe oxygen, because it is our most common molecule.The principle of life is something that you've probably thought about at some point and wondered about the meaning of plants and green grass. While we know that plants are the products of organic compounds and chemical reactions, they too are made up of the same chemical elements as oxygen and nitrogen. Plants are an example of a compound and are a product of their molecular composition.