Introduction to Chemistry

By
Mr. Ruiz
What is chemistry
Chemistry -The study of the composition, properties, and
reactions of matter, particularly at the level of atoms and
molecules
Why is it important?
Chemistry like all science happens everyday even if we do
not notice it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpBAmzQ_pUE
Famous Chemists
Famous chemists
Dimitri Mendeleev- Russian chemist helped develop early
periodic table to chemistry also developed models of
elements that have yet been discovered

Marie Curie- helped develop the theory of reactivity

Alfred Nobel- invented Dynamite

Alfred Werner-proposed and developed models for the

octahedral configuration
What do you want out of this
class?
Ask yourselves what are things in chemistry that interest you

Ask your classmates

Even ask me.