From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A
chemist
is a
scientist
who studies
chemistry
. In
England
, it can also mean a
pharmacist
(person who dispenses
prescription
medication
).
Chemistry is the study of elements, atoms, molecules, and how they react together. Chemists research and test medicines, fuels, foods, explosives, household chemicals, plastics, and a lot of other things. Chemistry is an important science. It helps
industry
and
pharmacology
.
Chemists are people who study compounds and find new ways to do chemical reactions. They make chemicals in order to find new ways to do things, like to make a better
glue
, or to make new
medicines
, or to make things
clean
, for example. They also use compounds to find out more about the laws of
chemistry
.