Why is chemistry called pivotal science?

Answer 1

Chemistry is used in medicine, polymer science and technology, material science and technology, food sciene and dentistry to name but a few. It is thus a key enabling and pivotal discipline in the modern world.

Answer 2

Because, when you consider what approach you should take for finding a solution to most problems regarding certain human physical or economical needs, the approach that is most common in our modern society involves questioning what materials or substances can be used and what molecular processes can be exploited to solve it- and it became this way simply because it has worked most often than not and more than any other approach. Since the beginning chemistry was all about this kind of approach, so it became the kind of knowledge that often made the difference toward progress and benefit. Other sciences now also study phenomena involving molecules, but the most direct route to this approach has always been chemistry since the beginning. Even when other sciences has contributed so much to what chemistry is today, chemistry today is so integrated that by studying it one can easily give useful input to many unrelated issues in our modern society, the aspect in common being the fact that these issues can be changed with the molecular approach that characterize chemistry. This is never to say that other sciences are not useful or unimportant.

Answer 3

Why do you think chemistry is called the central science"