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Last Web-Works are due Sun.Dec.10

Quiz 5 was ThuR.Nov.16

Exam 3 will be Tue.Dec.12 ... 8 am and 3 pm

plan for Quiz 6 to be Tue.Dec.05

Unit 3 Snippet Calendar (draft 1 !)

week of Tuesday Thursday
Oct.31 react elements to synthesize a compound
balance atoms in a reaction equation ... use small integers !
. . . "limiting reagent" and % yield computation
decompose a compound into its elements
each element is conserved (same # both sides)
. . . % product extracted
single species replacement
... which will replace which? eXothermic
electrically polar regions on molecules (electronegativity)
atoms' attraction reducing their electrical PE
double replacement (trade places)
... why don't they trade back? eNdothermic
Nov.07 "reaction process" Energy graphs for eXothermic process
"activation energy" reduces spontaneous reactions
catalyst reduces activation energy "hump"
=> increase reaction rate
Energy vs. reaction process for eNdothermic reactions
... needs "activation hump" to not spontaneously reverse
Thermal Energy driving eNdo reaction
H concentration driving Mn reduction
pH measurement for household materials
pH as "# zeroes of H dilution" ... pOH as "# zeroes of OH dilution"
.001 acid has pH 3 (pOH=11) ; dilute/1000 → pH 6 (pOH=8)
.0001 base = pOH 4 (pH=10) , dilute/100 → pOH 6 (pH=8)
Nov.14 acid + base (neutralize) → salt + HOH
prepare vitamine C tablet as acid to neutralize
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NaOH until "pH indicator" changes color
how much base was needed?
mL OH × mmol/mL => mmol acid ... × mg/mmol => mg vit.C
Quiz 5
electric Energy driving eNdo reaction
oxidation/reduction reactions inside a battery
measuring various "cell voltages"
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=> "electron affinity" (not electronegativity)
Nov.21   :
Thanksgiving Preparation
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Thanksgiving Feast Day
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Nov.28 carbon always forms 4 bonds
alkane, elkene, alkyne hydrocarbon chains
count C's as "meth-, eth-, prop-, but-, pent- ..."
... count double-bonds (or triple) as "mono, di, tri, ..."
how many different places for these bonds? "isomers"
cyclic hydrocarbons
alkahol carbohydrate chains
ethers ( see organic group structures & names )
aldehydes and carboxylic acids
ketones and esters
amines & ring amines
sugars: mono-saccharides and di-saccharides
Dec.05 Quiz 6
oils and fats
saturated oils
hydrogenated oils
amino acids
proteins
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Post-Instruction Assessment
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Review Time
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Dec.12   :
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Unit 3 Exam
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  make-up exams?
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