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Branches of chemistry part 3

Hello readers! 

We have already discussed main branches of chemistry. Today we will discuss further. 

Agro Chemistry:

It examines chemical processes important to agriculture. It includes pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and seed treatment. 

Forensic Chemistry:

It can be defined as practice of application of our knowledge in field of chemistry to solve crimes. Most common methods used are spectroscopy and chromatography. 

Astro Chemistry:

It is the study of chemical reaction in space. This discipline is an overlap of chemistry and astronomy. 

Coordination Chemistry:

It is the study of coordination complexes, consists of central metal atoms mostly and surrounded by ligands. 

Medicinal Chemistry:

It is the intersection of chemistry especially synthetic organic chemistry. Medicinal chemistry designs, synthesized and studies drugs and other therapeutic agents. 

Geo Chemistry:

The study of chemical composition of rocks, minerals, atmosphere of Earth and other planetary bodies. 

Organo metallic Chemistry:

It is the bridge between organic chemistry and inorganic chemistry. It is the study of compounds containing chemical bond between carbon and metals. 

Petrochemistry:

Petrochemistry is the branch of organic chemistry focusing on petroleum and natural gas processing and refining. It deals with the transformation of crude oil and natural gas into products and raw materials.

Phytochemistry:

Phytochemistry is the study of chemicals derived from plants.

Polymer Chemistry:

Polymer chemistry is the sub-discipline of organic chemistry concerned with the chemistry of plastics and polymers.

Nuclear Chemistry:

Nuclear chemistry studies atoms and chemical reactions at the nuclear level. It includes the chemical study of fission, fusion, and radioactive decay.

Surface Chemistry:

Surface chemistry examines chemical processes on the surfaces of materials. It is the study of the chemical phenomenon that occur at the interface of two surfaces which can be solid-liquid, solid-gas, solid-vaccum, liquid-gas etc.       

Stereo Chemistry:

Stereochemistry studies the spatial arrangement of atoms within molecules.

Solid State Chemistry:

Solid-state chemistry examines reactions and properties of matter in the solid state phase.

Spectroscopy:

Spectroscopy is the study of the interactions between light and matter.

Radio Chemistry:

Radiochemistry studies radioisotopes and uses radioactive materials to study chemical reactions.

Thermo Chemistry:

Thermochemistry is the branch of physical chemistry dealing with heat in chemical systems.

Quantum Chemistry:

Quantum chemistry applies quantum mechanics and mathematics to describe the motion and interaction of subatomic particles in atoms and molecules.


Chemistry is a vast field of science. I have tried to cover each and every concept. I hope this will be helpful for you all. 

Thanks for your love. 

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