Inorganic
Inorganic chemistry is the study of the properties and behaviors of inorganic compounds. This field covers all chemical compounds except the myriad organic compounds (carbon-based compounds, usually containing C-H bonds), which are the subjects of organic chemistry. The distinction between the two disciplines is far from absolute, as there is much overlap in the subdiscipline of organometallic chemistry.
Overview[edit | edit source]
Inorganic chemistry is a highly practical area of science. Traditionally, the scale of a nation’s production of inert gases, heavy metals, alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, transition metals, post-transition metals, metalloids, nonmetals, halogens, and noble gases is a measure of its industrial strength.
Subdisciplines[edit | edit source]
The field of inorganic chemistry is broken down into many specialty areas which include coordination chemistry, main group chemistry, solid state chemistry, and bioinorganic chemistry, among others.
See also[edit | edit source]
- Organic chemistry
- Physical chemistry
- Analytical chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Environmental chemistry
- Industrial chemistry
- Pharmaceutical chemistry
- Forensic chemistry
- Agricultural chemistry
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