Chemistry is the study of matter, its properties, how and why substances combine or separate to form other substances, and how substances interact with energy.
Chemistry is the study of matter, its properties, how and why substances combine or separate to form other substances, and how substances interact with energy
Chemistry - Elements, Reactions, Revolution: The new research on “airs” attracted the attention of the young French aristocrat Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier. Lavoisier commanded both the wealth and the scientific brilliance to enable him to construct elaborate apparatuses to carry out his numerous...
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From the Enclopaedia Britannica on chemistry - a great in-depth read.