Chemistry tutor near me in Bakersfield, CA

The tutor and student worked through organic chemistry problems, covering reactions like chlorination, nucleophilic substitution (SN1, SN2), radical reactions, oxidation, electrophilic addition, and elimination (E1, E2). They practiced identifying reagents, predicting products, drawing mechanisms, and analyzing factors influencing reaction outcomes, with plans to send practice problems and a summary of elimination vs. substitution.

The tutor guided the student through problems involving solution saturation, emphasizing the comparison of actual solute concentration to maximum solubility. They also reviewed the definitions and calculations for molarity and molality, and the student practiced applying these concepts to solve numerical problems. The next steps involve memorizing relevant formulas and values for future assessments.

The Tutor and Student reviewed thermochemistry concepts, including potential energy diagrams and the formula Q=mcΔT. They practiced identifying exothermic/endothermic reactions, calculating specific heat capacity and heat of reaction, and solving related problems for an upcoming test.

The Tutor and Student reviewed electrochemistry concepts, including calculating standard cell potential, applying the Nernst equation to predict changes in cell potential due to concentration variations, and determining thermodynamic favorability. They also practiced electrolysis calculations, focusing on determining moles of electrons and products, and calculating gas volumes.

The Tutor guided the Student through various addition reactions of alkenes, including hydrohalogenation, hydration (acid-catalyzed and oxymercuration-demercuration), catalytic hydrogenation, halogenation, and ozonolysis. They practiced identifying reagents and predicting products based on reaction mechanisms and rules like Markovnikov's and anti-Markovnikov's. The session concluded with a plan to continue practicing these concepts with the Student's problem sets.

The student and tutor reviewed and practiced predicting molecular geometry using hybridization and VSEPR theory. They worked through examples like BeCl2, BF3, CH4, NH3, H2O, PCl5, SF6, and SO2, focusing on determining hybridization and geometry. A study plan was established to complete Chapter 8 homework and prepare for an upcoming test.