Chapter 1, Problem 1STP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation : The branch of chemistry that studies chemicals containing carbon is to be identified.

Concept Introduction : Chemistry is the study of the makeup of matter and the transformations that it goes through.

Answer to Problem 1STP

The branch of chemistry that studies chemicals containing carbon is organic chemistry.

Option (D) is the correct answer.

Explanation of Solution

Chemistry is the study of the makeup of matter and the transformations that it goes through.

Organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, biochemistry, analytical chemistry, and physical chemistry are the five traditional subfields of the subject.

Organic chemistry is the study of carbon-based compounds that are present in living things.

It is characterized as the study of all carbon-containing compounds.

Conclusion

Reasons for incorrect options:

Inorganic chemistry is the study of substances that do not include carbon.

Analytical chemistry is the field of research that focuses on the makeup of matter.

The study of the process, rate, and energy transfer that takes place as matter changes are the subject of physical chemistry.