General Chemistry II Course
Competencies
Lesson 3: Condensation and Hydrolysis Reactions
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Condensation reactions
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Use partial charges within molecules to outline the basic mechanism for
condensation reactions
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Predict and outline fundamental mechanisms for condensation reactions between
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Acids and alcohols
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Phosphates and alcohols
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Amino acids
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Carbohydrates
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Nucleotides
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Esters
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Hydrolysis reactions
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Understand hydrolysis reactions under acidic and basic conditions
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Outline peptide hydrolysis chemical equations
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Understand fat hydrolysis (e.g. formation of surfactant—soap--from animal
fat and lye)