what is biochemistry and defined it shortly

 What is biochemistry and defined it shortly.

Introduction : 

The word biochemistry is derived from the Greek word 'bios' means life. Biochemistry is the chemistry of life. That's why, a knowledge of biochemistry is essential to all life sciences.


Definition:

The scientific study of the chemistry of Living things is called Biochemistry.

PH: It is the measuring scale by which acidity or alkalinity of a liquid is determined. The ph scale extends from 0-14. 


Acid: Acid is the substance that Produce hydrogen ion (H+) when dissolved in water.

PH 7= Neutral

PH more than 7= Alkaline

PH less than7= acidity

PH= potential of hydrozen

Alkali: Alkali is the substance that produces hydrogen ion (OH-) when dissolved in water. Example : sodium Hydroxide solution (NaOH) splits into sodium (Na+) and hydroxyl (OH-) when dissolved in water.

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