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The Tutor and Student reviewed definitions and concepts of acids and bases, including Arrhenius and Brønsted-Lowry theories, acid/base strength, and the pH scale. They practiced calculating concentrations and pH for strong and weak acids, and discussed dissociation constants (Ka). Future sessions will focus on further practice questions.

The Student and Tutor practiced solving spectral analysis problems to identify organic molecules using NMR, IR, and mass spectrometry. They reviewed fragmentation patterns, chemical shifts, and functional group identification. The Student will continue practicing spectral analysis problems independently before the next session.

The Tutor and Student reviewed the periodic table, its organization, and the periodic law. They discussed the properties and classifications of metals, non-metals, and metalloids, along with key periodic trends like effective nuclear charge, atomic radius, ionization energy, electron affinity, electronegativity, and metallic character. The session concluded with a review of the Bohr model, including electron energy levels, spectral lines, and emission/absorption spectra.

The Student and Tutor discussed protein purification techniques, including cell lysis, debris removal, protein separation methods like salting out and dialysis, and an introduction to chromatography. The Student will send over practice test questions to help the Tutor prepare relevant practice questions. The next session will continue with chromatography.

The Tutor and Student reviewed the principles and interpretation of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, covering chemical shift, integration, and multiplicity. They applied these concepts to identify functional groups and determine molecular structures by analyzing spectral data and integrating information from IR spectroscopy. The next session will cover mass spectrometry and further problem-solving.

The tutor and student reviewed concepts of chirality, including identifying chiral and achiral molecules and chiral centers. They practiced determining R and S configurations for various organic compounds and identifying enantiomers, with plans to continue this practice in the next session.