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Edward Kenneth A. Dragas 2015-46053 BA- Political Science

ro! the !o!ent we were "orn and to the !o!ent we die che!istr# $la#s a !a%or role in o&r dail# li'es .

(e !&st reali)e the i!$ortance o* che!istr# in o&r dail# li*e. +he!istr# !o'es with &s li,e o&r shadow and e'en

while we slee$. (hen we wal, when we ta,e *ood when we inhale e/hale "reathe when we "ath when wedrin, when we do an# wor, that we do in o&r e'er#da# li*e e'er#where and e'er#ti!e che!istr# is alwa#s with

&s . ow let s ha'e a glance at the $resence o* che!istr# in e'er# s&"%ect o* o&r li*e.

he diagnostic tests carried o&t in la"oratories the $rognostic esti!ations !edical $rescri$tions $ills the

'accines the anti"iotics $la# 'er# 'ital role in health !onitoring control o* diseases and in alle'iating the

s&**erings o* the h&!anit#. ight *ro! "irth control to enhance!ent o* li*e e/$ectanc#- all ha'e "een !ade

$ossi"le &sing the &ne &i'ocal ser'ices o* che!istr#. ro! si!$le sterili)ation s&rgical instr&!ents with antise$tic

sol&tion to +he!othera$# and 7eno!e se &encing are all nothing "&t a$$lications o* che!istr#.

ro! cloth !ills lather *actories $etro-che!ical ind&stries and re*ineries to !etal ind&stries- all &sen&!ero&s *&els *or $ower generation and che!ical $rod&cts *or $rocessing their $rod&ct and i!$ro'e the e &alit#

and si!&ltaneo&sl# $rod&ce $oll&tion. ow-a-da#s che!ical e**l&ent treat!ent $lants &se che!icals to control or

ne&tralist he ha)ardo&s i!$act o* $oll&tants $rod&ced "# the ind&stries. A'iation and shi$$ing ind&stries generate

$ower thro&gh $ower $lants which "&rn *&els. Petrol and diesel e!it o&t green ho&se gases dangero&s *or the

s&r'i'al on earth which da!age the o)one la#er that $rotects &s *ro! 89 ra#s. As a res&lt glo"al war!ing has

ta,en $lace which is a destro#er o* the $lanet earth. B&t again +he!istr# $a'es the wa# with "io-*&els.

+he!istr# can also "e &se*&l in sol'ing cri!e. orensic science- the co!$rehensi'e scienti*ic anal#sis o*

!aterial e'idence in the conte/t o* the law &ses $rinci$les o* che!istr# to *acilitate cri!e in'estigation.

:t is 'er# i!$ortant to &nderstand "asic che!istr# so that we can &nderstand how 'ita!ins s&$$le!ents

and dr&gs can hel$ or har! &s. Part o* the i!$ortance s o* che!istr# lies in de'elo$ing and testing new !edical

treat!ents and !edicines.

+he!istr# is also at the heart o* en'iron!ental iss&es. (hat !a,es one che!ical a n&trient and another

che!ical a $oll&tant; E'en

o&r "od# is !ade o* che!icals. +he!ical reactions occ&r when we "reathe eat or %&st sit there reading. All!atter is !ade o* che!icals so the i!$ortance o* che!istr# is that it=s the st&d# o* e'er#thing.

he !ar'els o* che!istr# are endless. he che!ist is the !agician who can t&rn waste $rod&cts into

things "oth "ea&ti*&l and &se*&l. h&s *ro! coal one gets coal-gas and its "#e-$rod&ct coal-d#es saccharine and

!an# !ore s&"stances. (aste $rod&cts li,e saw-d&st can "e !ade to #ield oil and acids. ?ar'elo&s indeed are

the achie'e!ents o* !odern che!istr#