Chemistry and Society

There are three significant reasons to studydrinking water. All such water - borne diseases
chemistry. First, chemistry has an importantare all but eliminated from most of the part of
practical application in society. The development ofthe world, when water supplies are treated with
life-saving drugs is one, and a complete list wouldchlorine which kill pathogenic (disease-causing)
touch upon most areas of modern technology.organism. Chemistry plays an important role in the
Second, chemistry is an intellectual enterprise, amodern world. For example food, synthetic,
way of explaining our material world.plastics, medecines, soap, detergents, cometics,
Finally, chemistry figures prominently in otherfertilizers, glass and explosives are the major gift
fields, such as in biology, in the advancement ofof chemistry.
medicines. Chemistry in every field as a usefulThe applications of chemistry are much like the
intellectual tool for making important decisions.science itself, undergoing constant changes.
The role of chemistry in the prevailing society ischemistry is an extremely practical science of
of enormous benefits. We are familier with manyenviroment, providing our everyday needs of
chemicals which have become part and parcel offood, clothing and shelters. Using chemistry we
our daily life.have discovered pharmaceutical chemical that
Chlorine has become an important commercialenhance potantials of harming our health or the
chemical. Today chlorine has turned into the mainenvironment. It is in our best interest as educated
eement of producing more then one thousandcitizens and consumers to understand the
chlorine compounds, which are of greatprofound effect, both positive and negative thats
importance in chemical industry, producing Polychemicals have on our lives.
Vinyl Chloride (PVC) as plastics for pipes. OtherWe use fluoride compounds such as SnF2, Na2
Chlorine compound are used as bleaching agent,PO4. F(Sodium fluoro phosphate) and NaF in our
disinfectants, solvents, pesticides, refrigerants,tooth pastes to protect and control tooth decay.
flame retardant and drugs.It is a great beneficence of chemistry on the
Cholera, typhoid fever and dysentery aresociety.
dengerous diseases, transmitted through impure