Chemistry in our lives

Chemistry has contrnbuted greatly towards providing

our basic needs and improving the quality of our life.

Foods Fertilizers and insecticides have helped to

increased food production greatly. Chemical processes

are designed especially to preserve and store food

for long periods, so that it can be cxported to distant

countnies and is availabie to more people. To fght

malnutrition, many foods are now enriched by the

addition of essential nutrients

Clothing Man-made textile fibres. produced as

result of intensive chemical research, have made

available a wide range of clothing materials, whichs

can be bought cheaply.

Military and Space Science The duty of the military

is defence, to defend the territorial integrity of the

nation or state. Military cannot effectively do this

without ammunition