Yet, chemistry extends into all of our lives, even into our very homes. This is analytical chemistry in action. Efforts in the field of inorganic chemistry have produced theglass and glowing colors in the tube of your television or computer monitor. Some of the fruits of organic chemistry are the plastic in your computer keyboard, the carpet upon which you walk, and the gasoline in your car. There are many branches of chemistry.
Analytical chemists develop new techniques and instruments for analyzing unknown substances.
They are heavily involved in studying the environment and the composition of living matter. Inorganic Chemistry is the study of the properties, structure and reactivity of all the elements. The magnetic, electrical and optical properties of materials are very important to know. The catalytic converter in an auto, the pigments in paint, and enzyme reactions in your body are all part of the inorganic chemist's interest. Organic Chemistry From physiology to gasoline to plastics, the organic chemist studies substances made primarily of carbon and hydrogen.