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In this lesson, you will learn what the study of chemistry entails, why chemistry is important, and the basic ideas studied in any introduction to chemistry. We describe chemistry as the study of matter and the chemical rearrangement of atoms in a chemical reaction. In chemistry, reactants are mixed together and products are formed. The products are formed as a result of the atoms in the reactants transferring or sharing electrons, and rearranging the order of the atoms and how the atoms are bonded. Chemical bonds are broken in the reactants, and bonds are formed in the products. In chemistry, we want to understand how these reactions occur, and we learn how to calculate how much product will form. We are also interested in how these reactions occur in aqueous (water) solution, as this is central in many chemical reactions. We also study the electron configuration of the atoms, gas laws including the ideal gas law, chemical kinetics, equilibrium, and more..