Chemistry Is All Around

What is chemistry? Is it chemicals? Is it a lab? Yes! Chemistry is both of those things. But it is more than that. Chemistry is all around!

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Chemistry is the study of matter. Matter is anything that takes up space. Matter is all around us. Your chair is matter. Your water is matter. Air is matter. You are matter!

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Chemists study matter and how it changes. They make new types of matter. They make new materials. They make new medicines. They help people.

What Can You Do?   How do you use matter?  How do you change matter?

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