Chemistry

The mechanisms behind chemistry are physics. Whether it's Schroedinger equations or more classical stuff (rare), it's all physics. However, the way chemistry is taught, it's all magic.



It's like knowing how to use Windows but having no way of knowing how it interfaces with the hardware, but being able to program. It's terrible. How does a hydrogen bond work? Why is an octet in the outer shell stable? All of these answers are basically "magic" in chemistry.