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    This unit provides a review of the more advanced material covered in a standard introductory chemistry course through a discussion of the following topics:

    1. the drawing and interpretation of organic chemical structures.
    2. the use of ball-and-stick molecular models.
    3. the concept of formal charge.
    4. the use of electronegativities to determine bond polarity, and the application of this knowledge to determining whether a given molecule possesses a dipole moment.
    5. the Brønsted-Lowry and Lewis definitions of acids and bases, acidity constants and acid-base reactions.


    The unit begins with a nineteen-item “entry level test” designed to allow you to assess your mastery of the material. If you answer all of the test questions correctly, proceed directly to Unit 3; if you correctly answer fourteen or more questions, review the topics that posed problems and then go on to Unit 3; if you give correct answers to fewer than fourteen of the nineteen test items, you must work through the entire unit. Answers to the test questions are given at the end of the unit. You will note that the answer table also contains references to the sections of the textbook, Organic Chemistry, 8th ed., that discuss each topic.

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