Why do we need Language of Chemistry?
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Earlier there were several references to terms like quantitative and chemical reaction. These terms along with many others form the basis of the language of chemistry. In order to communicate what needs to be understood in this course, you will need to be familiar with these terms. Or in other words, learn to speak chemistry.
Let's start with defining chemistry in general. Chemistry is the study of the composition, properties and behavior of matter. And as we define the word we also add to our list of needed definitions � What is matter? What is meant by the terms composition, properties and what behaviors might a chemical compound have?
Matter is anything that has mass and volume i.e. takes up space. This pretty much means that chemistry is the study of just about everything. We define matter by its composition � what it is made of chemically. All matter is composed of elements. The periodic table shows that there are 118 known elements.