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Determine intermolecular forces present between two species and rank their relative strengths.
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Discuss impact of hydrogen bonding in biological systems
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Discuss how intermolecular forces influence state of matter, solubility
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Discuss how changes in pH affect solubility of an organic molecule
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Investigate influence of pH/intermolecular forces on electrophoretic mobility of a charged species
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Use collision theory to explain how reactions rates depend upon concentration, physical state and temperature.
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Distinguish differences between graphical representations of reactions of different kinetic orders.
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Determine reaction order and rate law based upon experimental concentration change, and vice-versa.
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Define and explain reaction rate, rate constant, reaction order, catalysts, activation energy, half-life, rate-determining step
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Explain the general mechanism of enzymes in catalyzing biological reactions
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Demonstrate quantitatively how the Michaelis-Menten equation relates to the determination of maximum reaction rates in enzyme kinetics
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Distinguish between reaction rate and extent of reaction
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Define reversible reactions, chemical equilibrium and equilibrium constants
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Write an expression for the equilibrium constant for a given reversible reaction
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Calculate the equilibrium constant and concentrations based upon experimental data.
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Calculate reaction quotient and compare to the equilibrium constant to determine extent of reaction.
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Use Le Chatelier's Principle to predict how changes in concentration, temperature, pressure and addition of catalyst affect shifts in equilibrium
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Explore relationship between pH, concentration, equilibrium constants and limits to solubility of a biological solute.
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Define Arrhenius and Bronsted-Lowry acids and bases, conjugate acids and bases, salts, amphiprotic, polyprotic, oxyacids, acid and base dissociation constants
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Predict the products of acid/base reactions
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Predict relative strength of acids and bases based upon acid and base dissociation constants.
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Calculate Ka, Kb from experimental data
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Calculate pH of a solution from concentration and Ka or Kb
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Predict qualitativelyhow metal ions may influence acidity/basicity of a solution
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Explain the difference between concentration and strength of acid or base solutions.
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Describe qualitatively how pH meters and acid/base indicators work.
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Explain the relationship between pH, pOH, hydrogen and hydroxide ion concentrations, and Kw.
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Explain the function and mechanism of buffer systems.
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Use Henderson-Hasselbach equation to determine pH of a buffer solution of given concentration.
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Use Henderson-Hasselbach equation to calculation the relative concentrations required to make a buffer solution of specified pH.
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Explain acid/base titration
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Perform strong acid/strong base and weak acid/strong base titrations in lab
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Explain how acid/base indicators work
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Identify common buffers used in biotechnology
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Explain transfer of energy in chemical reactions and distinguish between endothermic and exothermic reactions.
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Explain internal energy, potential energy, kinetic energy, work, heat transfer, enthalpy
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Explain spontaneous and non-spontaneous reactions
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Distinguish between spontaneity and reaction rate.
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Distinguish between spontaneous and exothermic
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Explain entropy and Gibb's free energy
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Predict whether a reaction results in a significant increase/decrease or little change in entropy
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Calculate changes in enthalpy, entropy and Gibb's free energy for a given reaction at standard state.
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Predict if a chemical reaction will be spontaneousD. Distinguish between spontaneity and reaction rate.E. Distinguish between spontaneous and exothermicF. Explain entropy and Gibb's free energyF. Predict whether a reaction results in a significant increase/decrease or little change in entropyG. Calculate changes in enthalpy, entropy and Gibb's free energy for a given reaction at standard state.H. Predict if a chemical reaction will be spontaneous
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Identify which species are reduced/oxidized in a redox reaction
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Balance a redox reaction
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Identify the parts of an electolytic cell and explain what happens at the anode and cathode.
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary
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Predict the direction of movement of charged species in an electrolytic cell
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with a minimum score of 70% on written exams, quizzes, lab experiments and projects
without referring to text and/or other reference material
with relevant tables and/or charts as provided when necessary