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How dOES CHEMISTRY APPEAR IN OUR DAILY LIVES?"The science of chemistry is the study of matter and the chemical changes that matter undergoes. Research in chemistry not only answers basic questions about nature but also affects people’s lives. Chemistry has been used, for example, to make stronger metals, to enrich soil for growing crops, to destroy harmful bacteria, and to measure levels of pollution in the environment. It has also made possible the development of such new substances as plastics, fibres, and new medicines”. (Britannica Online for Kids)
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Chemistry is essential to so many of our global concerns: water, food, energy, the environment and health – to name but a few, for there are so many fields that need attention in order to maintain a normal, comfortable life. Yet to meet these complex and truly global challenges, we must not only build upon what we have learned in the past, but we also endeavour to reinvent chemistry for the future.
Chemistry in our daily lives
CAreers in chemistry
INDUSTRY: Statistically, most chemists work in industry. Approximately 60% of all bachelor’s-level chemists work in the private sector. Industrial chemists work to develop and manufacture products and processes that will increase their company’s sales and profits.
GOVERNMENT: Federal agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and many more hire chemists to conduct research, work in regulatory affairs and public policy, or almost any other area that requires workers with scientific training. ACADEMIA: About 30% of chemists at all degree levels work in academic settings. Academia is all about educating the next generation of students and increasing the general body of knowledge through original scientific research. |
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