Question

What field has the eminent Indian scientist, Asima Chatterji contributed to?
1. Natural products chemistry
2. Polymer chemistry
3. Chemical evolution
4. Nuclear physics

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Natural products chemistry

The correct answer is Natural products chemistry.

• Asima Chatterjee was an Indian chemist.
  • He worked in the fields of biochemistry and phytomedicine.
  • His most notable work includes research on vinyasa alkaloids.

• Polymer chemistry -
  • A polymer is an organic compound with a large molecular mass.
  • Polymers consist of many recurring structural units of the same type, i.e. monomers, linked by covalent bonds.
  • There are natural polymers like cellulose, wood silk, skin, rubber, etc.
• Nuclear physics -
  • Atomic physics deals with the study of atoms as an isolated system of electrons and an atomic nucleus.
  • It mainly studies the arrangement of electrons around the nucleus and the process by which this configuration changes.