Summary of competencies for CHEM 1120

• Be able to interconvert all solution concentration representations, including normality, molarity, molality, percent and mole fraction.
• Know the forces involved in condensed phases and be able to use these to make property predictions.
• Be able to make calculations for colligative properties and be able to apply to experimental observations.
• Be able to balance redox reactions using oxidation numbers and the half reaction method.
• Be able to apply laws of thermodynamics and the data conversions in order to make calculations.
• Be able to do gas and solution equilibrium calculations including complex ions, solubility and pH
• Be able to do kinetic calculations, including both differential and integral forms and half life calculations.
• Be able to do electrochemistry calculations including EMF, coulombic and thermo data calculations.