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Competency E4: Demonstrate knowledge of basic principles of chemistry and some of their applications to the understanding of living systems.26
Learning Objectives:
4. Demonstrate knowledge of thermodynamic criteria for spontaneity of physical processes and chemical reactions and the relationship of thermodynamics to chemical equilibrium.
Examples:
- Apply the laws of thermodynamics to carry out thermochemical calculations.
- Apply the concepts of acid-base equilibria.
- Apply the concepts of equilibrium electrochemistry and of concentration cells.
- Apply understanding of these concepts to biochemical processes, such as metabolism, photosynthesis, and electrochemical processes in cell membranes.
6. Demonstrate knowledge of the chemistry of carbon-containing compounds relevant to their behavior in an aqueous environment.
Examples:
- Recognize major types of functional groups and chemical reactions.
- Explain how molecular structure and geometry, including chirality, relate to chemical reactivity.
- Explain the chemical principles that allow structural inference about bio-organic molecules based on common spectroscopic analyses, such as NMR, UV/visible/IR absorption, or X-ray diffraction.
- Apply knowledge of the chemistry of covalent carbon compounds to explain biochemical reactions.
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