CHEMISTRY IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES

CHEMISTRY IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES Chemistry forms a routine part of our daily lives. Paints. Traditional photography. Photosynthesis. Chemistry is not just a book full of equations or a complex laboratory full of glass tubes. - Benefits of chemical substances - Chemicals in nature - How close is chemistry to us - Practical application of chemistry Chemistry in our homes Chemistry and colour - William Perkin and the first synthetic dye. Aniline. - Basic components of paints - Photography and chemistry Chemistry in the organism - The human body is a complex chemical laboratory - Chemical reactions: movement of our muscles, breathing, blood circulation, etc. - Illnesses are the results of chemical changes - Chemotherapy - Pharmaceutical and chemical industries - The Photosynthesis - Chemical reactions that take place in our sensorial organs - Soap - The cosmetic industry The chemistry of love - The chemical reactions taking place in our brains condition our feelings - Survival of individuals and survival of the species as such - Reproduction of animal species - Plants and pollen - Serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine - Testosterone - Natural elements - Chemical compounds - Fire allowed man to modify food chemically - Fire permitted man to modify objects and create tools - The development of chemistry and the development of civilisation