CHM1321/1721: Resonance, Lone Pair Strength and Acid-Base Chemistry

CHM1321/1721: Resonance, Lone Pair Strength and Acid-Base Chemistry

Review Session Details
  • Learn to draw resonance forms (and be able to identify major and minor structures)
  • Learn to assess/draw electron pushing arrows for acid/base reactions
  • Assessing a lone pair's strength
  • Understand how lone pairs are affected by resonance, electronegativity, atom size, inductive effect and s-character
  • Assessing acidity of various hydrogen atoms
  • Understand how to use pKa to assess acidity
  • Determine the favoured equilibrium direction for acid/base reactions
  • Drawing mechanism arrows for acid/base reactions
  • Draw most dominant charge using pKa and pH
  • All students attending Review Session will receive "Midterm 2 Package" containing past uOttawa Professor midterms!