Physicalchemistryisabranchofchemistrythatcombinesprinciplesofphysicsandchemistrytostudyhowmatterbehavesonamolecularandatomiclevel.Itfocusesonunderstandingthephysicalpropertiesofmolecules,theforcesthatactuponthem,andtheenergychangesthatoccurduringchemicalreactions.Keyareasofstudyincludethermodynamics,quantummechanics,kinetics,andspectroscopy.Physicalchemistryplaysacrucialroleinfieldslikematerialsscience,biochemistry,andenvironmentalscience,providingfundamentalinsightsintochemicalprocessesandenablingthedevelopmentofnewtechnologies.
