chemistry

branch of physical science concerned with the composition, structure and properties of matter
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chemistry

Summary

chemistry is a branch of science[1]. chemistry ranks in the top 3% of branch_of_science entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,364 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • chemistry's instance of is recorded as branch of science[3].
  • chemistry's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[4].
  • chemistry's instance of is recorded as academic major[5].
  • chemistry's instance of is recorded as field of study[6].
  • chemistry's instance of is recorded as field of study[7].
  • alchemy is named after chemistry[8].
  • chemistry is a type of physical science[9].
  • chemistry's Commons category is recorded as Chemistry[10].
  • chemistry's said to be the same as is recorded as general chemistry[11].
  • chemistry comprises organic chemistry[12].
  • chemistry comprises physical chemistry[13].
  • chemistry comprises inorganic chemistry[14].
  • chemistry comprises computational chemistry[15].
  • chemistry comprises theoretical chemistry[16].
  • chemistry comprises biochemistry[17].
  • chemistry comprises analytical chemistry[18].
  • chemistry comprises food chemistry[19].
  • chemistry comprises environmental chemistry[20].
  • chemistry comprises polymer chemistry[21].
  • chemistry's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chemistry[22].
  • chemistry's Commons gallery is recorded as Chemistry[23].
  • chemistry's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Chemistry[24].
  • chemistry's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • chemistry's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • chemistry's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include branch of science[3], academic discipline[4], academic major[5], and field of study[6]. chemistry is a type of physical science[9].

Origins

alchemy is named after chemistry[8].

Use and Application

Components include organic chemistry[12], a branch of chemistry[28]; physical chemistry[13], a branch of chemistry[29]; inorganic chemistry[14], a branch of chemistry[30]; computational chemistry[15], a branch of chemistry[31]; theoretical chemistry[16], a branch of chemistry[32]; and biochemistry[17], an interdisciplinary science[33].

Why It Matters

chemistry ranks in the top 3% of branch_of_science entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,364 views/month).[2] chemistry has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] chemistry is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Q1227538. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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