what does inorganic chemistry study?
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Inorganic chemistry is the branch of chemistry concerned with the properties and reactions of inorganic compounds. This includes all chemical compounds except the many which are based upon chains or rings of carbon atoms, which are termed organic compounds and are studied under the separate heading of organic chemistry. The distinction between the two disciplines is not absolute and there is much overlap, most importantly in the sub-discipline of organometallic chemistry
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only thing I know for sure is that organic chemistry is the study of carbon containing compounds
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Keywords:\n              Help\n\nCarbon has a unique place in our lives. Each living cell, food, wood, paper, petro-chemicals, cooking gas, perfumes, etc are all made up of carbon. Chemistry of carbon compounds is known as organic chemistry. Organic chemistry encompasses study of all carbon-hydrogen compounds. These are also called hydrocarbons. Inorganic carbon chemistry is the study of oxides, nitrides and allotropes of carbon.\n\nThere are many differences between organic and inorganic compounds. Organic compounds are mostly insoluble in water. They have low melting points and exist by forming covalent bonds. Inorganic compounds on the other hand usually dissolve in water and have high melting points. Inorganic compounds can be formed due to either ionic or covalent bonds. Another characteristic of organic compounds is that they are inflammable.\n\nCarbon has 6 protons, 6 neutrons and 6 electrons. Its chemical symbol is 12C 6. Its electronic configuration is 2 electrons in the K-shell, and 4 electrons in the L-shell. In principle it should either give up or borrow 4 electrons while forming compounds. But it doesn’t form ionic bonds at all. It likes to share its four electrons with other atoms and form covalent bonds instead. Carbon covalent bonds are the strongest in nature.\nWe might expect that a carbon atom to form three bonds of one kind using the p orbital electrons and one bond of another kind using the s orbital electron. But this does not happen!! The one 2s and three 2p orbitals mix together and give rise to four new altogether different types of orbitals. This is called  hybridization and is seen only in carbon atom. The four orbitals are at an angle of 109028’. This is called tetrahedral or sp3 (pronounced as sp three) type of hybridization. There are sp2 and sp types of hybridization also.
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- Yes! exactly.\n- Thats where the "METAL" stands for.\n- In Chemistry, anything InOrganic will react with acids/salts.\n--------------
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Math:  from geometry, algebra, trigonometry, to at least calculus and differential equations.  \n\nChemistry:  general, organic, physical.  \n\nEngineering:  general, mass and heat transfer (I'm only acquainted with chemical engineers, not among them).  They also take one or more courses on reactor and plant design and undoubtedly one on process controls.  \n\nPhysics:  probably, but I'm not sure.
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You're right, spectroscopy is the proper method...Below you'll find a link to a quick and simple explanation.
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Fundamental concepts\nNomenclature\nNomenclature refers to the system for naming chemical compounds. There are well-defined systems in place for naming chemical species. Organic compounds are named according to the organic nomenclature system. Inorganic compounds are named according to the inorganic nomenclature system.\n\nRelated Topics:\nChemical compound - Organic compound - Organic nomenclature - Inorganic compound - Inorganic nomenclature\n\n~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~\n\nSee also: IUPAC nomenclature\n\n~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~\n\nAtoms\nMain article: Atom.\n\n~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~\n\nAn atom is a collection of matter consisting of a positively charged core (the nucleus) which contains protons and neutrons, and which maintains a number of electrons to balance the positive charge in the nucleus.\n\nRelated Topics:\nNucleus - Protons - Neutrons - Electron\n\n~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~\n\nElements\nMain article: Chemical element.\n\n~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~\n\nAn element is a class of atoms which have the same number of protons in the nucleus. This number is known as the atomic number of the element. For example, all atoms with 6 protons in their nuclei are atoms of the chemical element carbon, and all atoms with 92 protons in their nuclei are atoms of the element uranium.\n\nRelated Topics:\nProton - Nucleus - Atomic number - Carbon - Uranium\n\n~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~\n\nThe most convenient presentation of the elements is in the periodic table, which groups elements with similar chemical properties together. Lists of the elements by name, by symbol, and by atomic number are also available.\n\nRelated Topics:\nPeriodic table - By name - By symbol - Atomic number\n\n~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~\n\nSee also: isotope\n\n~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~\n\nCompounds\nMain article: Chemical compound\n\n~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~\n\nA compound is a substance with a fixed ratio of elements which determines the composition, and a particular organisation which determines chemical properties. For example, water is a compound containing hydrogen and oxygen in the ratio of two to one, with the Oxygen between the hydrogens, and an angle of 104.5° between them. Compounds are formed and interconverted by chemical reactions.\n\nRelated Topics:\nElement - Water - Hydrogen - Oxygen - Chemical reaction\n\n~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~\n\nMolecules\nMain article: Molecule.\n\n~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~\n\nA molecule is the smallest indivisible portion of a pure compound that retains a set of unique chemical properties. A molecule consists of two or more atoms bonded together.\n\nRelated Topics:\nCompound - Atom - Bonded\n\n~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~\n\nIons\nMain article: Ion.\n\n~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~\n\nAn ion is a charged species, or an atom or a molecule that has lost or gained an electron. Positively charged cations (e.g. sodium cation Na+) and negatively charged anions (e.g. chloride Cl-) can form neutral salts (e.g. sodium chloride NaCl). Examples of polyatomic ions that do not split up during acid-base reactions are hydroxide (OH-), or phosphate (PO43-).\n\nRelated Topics:\nCations - Sodium - Anions - Chloride - Salts - Sodium chloride - Polyatomic ion - Acid-base reactions - Hydroxide - Phosphate\n\n~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~\n\nBonding\nMain article: Chemical bond.\n\n~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~\n\nA chemical bond is the force which holds together atoms in molecules or crystals. In many simple compounds, valence bond theory and the concept of oxidation number can be used to predict molecular structure and composition. Similarly, theories from classical physics can be used to predict many ionic structures. With more complicated compounds, such as metal complexes, valence bond theory fails and alternative approaches which are based on quantum chemistry, such as molecular orbital theory, are necessary.\n\nRelated Topics:\nAtom - Molecule - Crystal - Valence bond theory - Oxidation number - Classical physics - Metal complexes - Quantum chemistry - Molecular orbital\n\n~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~\n\nStates of matter\nMain article: Phase (matter)
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chemistry if you're concerned with what element it is (which is determined by atomic number), or physics if you're concerned about nuclear reactions (which can potentially change the atomic number of an atom).
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something about chemistry
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Chemistry explains at the atom/molecule/electron level how atoms interact.  For medicine, a good understanding of chemistry lets us know exactly how the medicine works.  This is useful to develop other medicines that work but are safer.
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Come and do a Masters in Chemistry or pursue a PhD at University of Southampton, amongst the best Chemistry Sciences/Engineering department in UK. Alternatively, study something called Complexity Sciences at Southampton, interdisciplinary specialty subject from the Department of Electronics/Computer Science, ranked first in UK and 2nd in the world. i am an alumnus and will be happy to answer further questions.
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They form basic oxides and hydroxides.  The elements themselves are not basic under any definition of "basic".
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In short, no.\n\nAs a science, chemistry is usually separated into four main categories: organic, inorganic, physical, and analytical.  Analytical chemistry deals with detection, structural elucidation of chemical compounds, and instrumentation.  \n\nA chemical analysis is used to refer to a battery of tests that are performed on a given sample.
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Historically Chemistry was broke down into two areas - organic and inorganic.  The inorganic chemists, those who dealt with non living matter were called physical chemists because they spend their time analyzing the physical properties of matter. What we talking of here is areas such as thermodynamics and quantum mechanics and making nuclear bombs.  Then  in the late 40's physicists enter the arena, a la Watson and Crick, and the difference between organic, inorganic and physical blurred to the point of disappearing.  These days a typical physical chemist works for industry doing spectographic analysis of whatever the company product line is.  It may not be sexy, but quality control is important and someone's got to do it.
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AFM collect surface atomic data\nCD collect absorbance which reveal the secondary structure\nCD 2nd structure and low resolution\nAFM higher resolution and study the whole structure
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Chemistry develops the tools for other sciences.\n\nNeed a better conductor for high power physics?  You come to chemistry for purer Cu or somesuch.\n\nNeed a sterile medium for biological assays?  You come to chemistry.
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detection of metal compounds and their concentration, as opposed to other types of spectroscopy which deal with organic, or carbon based compounds.