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The Student and Tutor reviewed Year 12 Biology curriculum from the Nelson textbook, focusing on Modules 5 and 6. They discussed DNA structure, polypeptide synthesis, transcription, and translation, and planned to cover RNA processing in the next session.

The Tutor and Student reviewed the factors affecting reaction rates, including concentration, surface area, temperature, and catalysts, through the framework of collision theory. They practiced analyzing scenarios and explaining observations using these principles, with plans to cover chemical equilibrium in the next session.

The Tutor and Student reviewed the rate of chemical reactions, including how to measure it experimentally, and explored collision theory, activation energy, and energy profile diagrams. They practiced applying these concepts through calculations related to gas production, stoichiometry, and enthalpy changes, and discussed the decomposition of hydrogen iodide and methane combustion.

The tutor and student reviewed concepts in electrochemistry, focusing on the electrochemical series, standard electrode potential (E°), and its calculation using half-cell potentials. They practiced predicting redox reactions and calculating cell voltages, with a plan to further practice these concepts and related thermochemical equations for upcoming assessments.

The tutor and student reviewed thermochemical equations and then extensively covered electrochemical cells, focusing on galvanic cells. They discussed the principles of oxidation-reduction, the construction of cells like the Daniell cell, the function of salt bridges, and how to write and interpret half-equations for redox reactions. The next session will focus on the concept of relative strength in more detail.

The student and tutor reviewed redox reactions, focusing on identifying oxidation states, oxidizing/reducing agents, and conjugate redox pairs. They practiced balancing complex redox equations under acidic and basic conditions using systematic step-by-step methods, and discussed real-world applications. The student is to complete chapter 4 by the next session.