Learning Objectives

1. Understand reaction collision theory.

2. Know the difference between exothermic and endothermic reactions and understand reaction coordinate diagrams.

3. Be able to balance chemical reactions if given the reactants and products.

4. Understand simple equilibria and be able to write an equilibrium equation for a reaction.

5. Understand exponents and be able to convert numbers to and from scientific notation.

6. Know the various categories of reactions.