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

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

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

• Organic chemistry
• Physical chemistry
• Analytical chemistry
• Biochemistry
• Environmental chemistry
• Industrial chemistry
• Pharmaceutical chemistry
• Forensic chemistry
• Agricultural chemistry

References

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