Chmstry s th scntfc stdy f th prprts nd bhvr f mttr. t s physcl scnc wthn th ntrl scncs tht stds th chmcl lmnts tht mk p mttr nd cmpnds md f tms, mlcls nd ns: thr cmpstn, strctr, prprts, bhvr nd th chngs thy ndrg drng rctns wth thr sbstncs. Chmstry ls ddrsss th ntr f chmcl bnds n chmcl cmpnds.
n th scp f ts sbjct, chmstry ccps n ntrmdt pstn btwn physcs nd blgy. t s smtms clld th cntrl scnc bcs t prvds fndtn fr ndrstndng bth bsc nd ppld scntfc dscplns t fndmntl lvl. Fr xmpl, chmstry xplns spcts f plnt grwth (btny), th frmtn f gns rcks (glgy), hw tmsphrc zn s frmd nd hw nvrnmntl plltnts r dgrdd (clgy), th prprts f th sl n th Mn (csmchmstry), hw mdctns wrk (phrmclgy), nd hw t cllct DN vdnc t crm scn (frnscs).
Chmstry hs xstd ndr vrs nms snc ncnt tms. t hs vlvd, nd nw chmstry ncmpsss vrs rs f spclstn, r sbdscplns, tht cntn t ncrs n nmbr nd ntrrlt t crt frthr ntrdscplnry flds f stdy. Th pplctns f vrs flds f chmstry r sd frqntly fr cnmc prpss n th chmcl ndstry.