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The Tutor and Student reviewed and practiced problems related to the Ideal Gas Law, Avogadro's Law, and Graham's Law of Effusion. They focused on applying these laws to calculate various gas properties such as temperature, pressure, moles, rates of effusion, and molar masses, with a plan to continue with more rate questions.

The tutor and student reviewed intermolecular forces (London dispersion forces, dipole-dipole, and hydrogen bonding) and their relationship to boiling points. They practiced predicting boiling points based on molecular structure and intermolecular forces, and discussed the concept of distillation as a separation technique. The tutor also explained 3D molecular representation using wedge and dash notation.

The Student and Tutor reviewed redox titrations, focusing on balancing equations for reactions involving potassium permanganate and iron or oxalate using the oxidation number method. They then transitioned to catalysts, discussing heterogeneous and homogeneous types, with examples like the Contact Process and iron-catalyzed reactions, and exploring the concept of absorption in heterogeneous catalysis.

The Tutor and Student reviewed advanced organic chemistry mechanisms, focusing on Diels-Alder reactions, including heterodal and intramolecular variants. They analyzed reaction mechanisms, regioselectivity, stereochemistry, and the role of reagents like Lewis acids and radical initiators. The session concluded with a plan for the student to draw specific conformations to complete the explanation of the intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction.

The tutor and student worked on identifying types of chemical reactions and understanding polyatomic ions. The student practiced applying these concepts to homework problems, with the tutor providing explanations and resources. They planned to continue practicing these types of reactions in future sessions.

The tutor and student reviewed the fundamental concepts of radical chemistry, including stability, resonance structures, and reaction mechanisms. They practiced identifying and drawing resonance structures for allylic and benzylic radicals, analyzed product formation in halogenation and hydro-halogenation reactions, and explored the application of radical chemistry in synthesis problems, such as those involving NBS and epoxide transformations.