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Objective:

Learning Outcomes:

• Explain the relationships between force, motion and acceleration; the laws describing circular motion and gravitational forces, mass-energy conversion, different energy types, and the law of thermodynamics as applied to physical science.
• Compare and contrast reflection, dispersion, and refraction in the electromagnetic spectrum as well as the characteristics of visible light waves and the fundamentals of electric power, circuits and currents.
• Apply the laws of magnetic force, electromagnetic induction, and the right-hand rule to predict and explain electromagnetic phenomena.
• Apply knowledge of significant figures and scientific notation to solve unit conversion and dimensional analysis problems.
• Distinguish between the physical and chemical properties of matter.
• Explain molality and molarity, Raoult's law and colligative properties as well as the formation and properties of ionic compounds.
• Explain diagrams and theories that illustrate ion formation, bond polarity, intermolecular forces, and molecular shapes.
• Balance chemical equations and calculate excess reactants, percent composition percent yield, reaction yield, and radioactivity
• Describe the organization of the periodic table, atomic numbers and mass, and laws that apply to atoms in the context of early and modern atomic theory.
• Explain the Bronsted-Lowry, Lewis, and Arrhenius definitions of acids and bases, acid-base and solubility equilibria, and the pH scale

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