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Tanya taught 6 days ago
The tutor provided an in-depth explanation of lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells, detailing their electrochemical processes, components, and applications. The student practiced applying these concepts to solve problems related to electrochemistry, including calculating standard electrode potentials and balancing redox reactions.
Lithium-Ion Battery: Working Principle
Fuel Cells: An Electrochemical Energy Converter
Electrode Potential and Cell EMF Calculation
Electrochemical Cell Representation and Salt Bridges
Robert taught 14 days ago
The student and tutor reviewed quizzes focused on isomer identification, conformational analysis, chirality, and R/S configuration assignments. They practiced applying CIP rules and identifying chiral centers. The student plans to complete two more quizzes and will review quiz six and the exam with the tutor in the next session.
Identifying Same vs. Constitutional Isomers
Newman Projections: Stability
Chirality and Achirality
Enantiomers vs. Diastereomers
Cahn-Ingold-Prelog (CIP) Priority Rules
Palak taught 22 days ago
The Tutor and Student discussed the principles of mass spectrometry, focusing on fragmentation patterns and the interpretation of mass spectra. The Student learned about the factors influencing fragment stability and how to predict fragmentation pathways based on molecular structure. The Tutor will provide a practice sheet for further revision.
Fragmentation in Mass Spectrometry
Mass Spectrometry and M/Z Ratio
Why Molecules Fragment
Stability Rules for Fragments
Molecular Ion Peak (M⁺)
Priority for Fragmentation Prediction
Alpha Cleavage
Tanya taught about 2 months ago
The session covered coordination chemistry, including coordination number, geometry, and ligand types, followed by a discussion of acid-base chemistry, pH, Kw, Ka, Kb, and titration curves. The student practiced determining coordination numbers and geometries for various complexes and reviewed the definitions of acids and bases, as well as their relative strengths. The tutor will provide a list of strong and weak ligands and example problems on buffers for the next session.
Coordination Number and Molecular Geometry
Ligands: Monodentate vs. Bidentate
Strong Field vs. Weak Field Ligands
Calculating Oxidation State in Coordination Complexes
Brønsted-Lowry Acids and Bases
Ionic Product of Water (K𝓌) and pH
Acid-Base Titration Curves
Robert taught about 2 months ago
The session covered E2 elimination reactions, including Zaitsev's rule, Hoffman products, and the importance of anti-periplanar conformation in Newman projections. The student practiced problems involving predicting major and minor products and drawing Newman projections. The tutor suggested a review of both substitution and elimination reactions in preparation for upcoming quizzes.
Zaitsev's Rule
Hofmann Product (Less Substituted Alkene)
E2 Reaction Mechanism
Newman Projections and E2 Reactions
E1 vs. E2 Reactions
Vaishnavi taught about 2 months ago
The session focused on ionic and covalent compounds, including the formation of aluminum chloride and calcium chloride. The Student learned about polyatomic ions and practiced naming ionic compounds containing them. The session concluded with an introduction to polar covalent bonds, electronegativity, and dipole-dipole forces, including hydrogen bonding. The next session will be scheduled for January 14th.
Ionic Compound Formation
Covalent Bond Formation
Polyatomic Ion Nomenclature
Polar Covalent Bonds and Electronegativity
Dipole-Dipole Forces
Hydrogen Bonding
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