I am so sorry for this sudden fact drop but I just want to stop the misunderstanding that all chemicals are harmful and that people really should stop mistaking all chemicals for the carcinogens, preservatives or even the toxins that are added to our food products in the form of pesticides, enhancers, seasonings or any form of additive.
So by definition, chemicals are a substance obtained by a chemical process or producing a chemical effect. Seems simple enough, right? But then what are these chemical processes? They vary but the simplest is your bonding then the oxidation and reductions of certain materials
We must never forget about chemical bonding such as your covalent, ionic and metal bonding. Relating this back to the topic, we can start with the most basic of necessities, water.
Water is a product of ionic bonding, and thus a chemical
So is the air we breathe. Air is basically nitrogen, Oxygen, carbon and a few more noble gases. One will never be able to escape the fact that everything that surrounds them is a product of a chemical process that even one’s self and be counted as a chemical because of the far more complex chemical process than the few mentioned, seeing as the body is composed as Carbon, hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Sulfur and some other significant trace metals like magnesium, aluminum, iron, magnesium, potassium, calcium, etc.
When can a chemical be counted as organic, then?
Well the only thing that sets chemicals apart is their main constituent. Chemicals are only considered as organic if they are made of Hydrogen, Carbon and a few more non-metal elements that I keep mentioning. The specific study of these organic chemicals is called organic chemistry. Otherwise, it will belong to inorganic chemistry. Here, the studies focus on metals, salts and in the more complex parts, organometallics.
I will stop here in hopes that enough awareness was given. Because people need to stop mistaking the harmful chemicals with the naturally occurring ones that constitute you and give your life. Think about how carbon feels despite how hard it’s trying to build your body and your cells
@Macronald , This is basically a rant but oh well
Yes it is a misconception hat all artificial chemicals are bad.