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Comment by a physical chemist on being shown a successful experiment:
"That's all very well in practice, but will it ever work in theory?"
G. Hill, Education in Chemistry, 1992(1), 28.

Physical Chemistry is the study of theories in chemistry.
Chemistry is the study of matter and all its aspects.
Since all science involves matter, and anything interesting in science involves theory,
a physical chemist can study anything interesting in science.
 
Physics is the taking of very accurate measurements on impure and poorly defined materials.
Chemistry is characterized by sloppy measurements on very pure materials.
Thus Physical Chemistry is sloppy measurements on impure materials.
Although they like to think of themselves as the only ones
making very accurate measurements on very pure materials.