Today in the classroom:

First year chem is finishing up a unit on the kinetic molecular theory with a lab on intermolecular forces. They'll describe particle motion and properties of non-ideal substances (mainly hydrogen bonding) vs our ideal gas assumptions.

Second year chem did well with their lab yesterday and will start solving problems to find equilibrium concentrations from initial conditions.

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Today in the classroom:

Woke up to a huge lake effect snow system, so we had a 2 hour delay which let me get caught up on grading.

First year chem will do some notes on heating curves and compare with phase diagrams. They'll also do some reading on types of solids.

Second year chem needed a work day last Friday, so we'll do the Le Chatelier's principle lab today.

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