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1. Chemical Measurements(0)

SI Units
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Metric Prefixes
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Chemical Concentrations
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Volumetric Analysis
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Volumetric Titrations
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2. Tools of the Trade(0)

Safety & Labels
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Buoyancy
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Thermal Dependency
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Volumetric Instruments
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Filtration & Evaporation
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3. Experimental Error(0)

Significant Figures
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Addition and Subtraction Operations
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Multiplication and Division Operations
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Logarithm and Anti-Logarithm Operations
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Precision and Accuracy
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Types of Errors
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Uncertainty
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4 & 5. Statistics, Quality Assurance and Calibration Methods(0)

Mean Evaluation
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The Gaussian Distribution
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Confidence Intervals
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Hypothesis Testing (t-Test)
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Analysis of Variance (f-Test)
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Detection of Gross Errors
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6. Chemical Equilibrium(0)

The Equilibrium State
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The Reaction Quotient
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Le Chatelier's Principle
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Chemical Thermodynamics: Enthalpy
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Chemical Thermodynamics: Entropy
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Chemical Thermodynamics: Gibbs Free Energy
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Solubilty Product Constant
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Protic Acids and Bases
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The pH Scale
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Acid Strength
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7. Activity and the Systematic Treatment of Equilibrium(0)

Ionic Strength of Soluble Salts
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Activity Coefficients
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pH Revisited
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8. Monoprotic Acid-Base Equilibria(0)

Arrhenius Acids and Bases
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Bronsted-Lowry Acids and Bases
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Lewis Acids and Bases
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Auto-Ionization
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Ka and Kb of compounds
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Weak Acid-Base Equilibria
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Ionic Salts of Weak Acids and Bases
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Buffers
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9. Polyprotic Acid-Base Equilibria(0)

Diprotic Acids and Bases
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Polyprotic Acids and Bases
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Diprotic Buffers
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Polyprotic Buffers
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Principal Species
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Isoelectric and Isoionic pH
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10. Acid-Base Titrations(0)

Strong Acid-Strong Base Titrations
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Weak Acid-Strong Base Titrations
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Weak Base-Strong Acid Titrations
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Diprotic Acid Titrations
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Polyprotic Titrations
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11. EDTA Titrations(0)

Metal Chelate Complexes
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EDTA
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EDTA Titration Curves
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12. Advanced Topics in Equilibrium(0)

General Approach to Acid-Base Systems
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Fractional Compositions and Concentrations
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Dependence of Solubility on pH
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13. Fundamentals of Electrochemistry(0)

Basic Concepts
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Electrochemical Cells
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Standard Potentials
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Nernst Equation
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Standard Cell Potential & the Equilibrium Constant
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14. Electrodes and Potentiometry(0)

Potentiometry
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Reference Electrodes
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Junction Potential
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Glass Electrodes and pH Measurements
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15. Redox Titrations(0)

Titrations and Titration Curves
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The End Point
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Analyte Oxidation State
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Oxidizing Agents
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16. Electroanalytical Techniques(0)

Fundamentals of Electrolysis
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Gravimetric Analysis
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Coulometry
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Voltammetry
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17. Fundamentals of Spectrophotometry(0)

Properties of Light
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Absorption of Light
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Measuring Absorbance
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Beer's Law
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Instrument Components
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4 & 5. Statistics, Quality Assurance and Calibration Methods

The Gaussian Distribution

4 & 5. Statistics, Quality Assurance and Calibration Methods

The Gaussian Distribution: Videos & Practice Problems

Video Lessons Practice Worksheet

18 problems

Problem 1Multiple Choice

What is the Gaussian distribution curve primarily used to represent?

Problem 2Multiple Choice

In a Gaussian distribution, what does the population mean (mu) represent?

Problem 3Multiple Choice

If the population mean (mu) of a Gaussian distribution is increased, what happens to the curve?

Problem 4Multiple Choice

How does a decrease in the population standard deviation (Sigma) affect the Gaussian distribution curve?

Problem 5Multiple Choice

A Gaussian distribution has a mean (mu) of 50 and a standard deviation (Sigma) of 5. If the mean is increased to 60 and the standard deviation is decreased to 3, how will the new curve compare to the original?

Problem 6Multiple Choice

In a quality control process, a manufacturer finds that the diameter of produced bolts follows a Gaussian distribution with a mean of 10 mm and a standard deviation of 0.1 mm. If the acceptable range is 9.8 mm to 10.2 mm, what percentage of bolts are expected to be within the acceptable range?

Problem 7Multiple Choice

How does the population standard deviation (Sigma) influence the shape of the Gaussian distribution curve?

Problem 8Multiple Choice

Given a data set with values: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, calculate the mean and standard deviation.

Problem 9Multiple Choice

A Gaussian distribution curve has a mean of 100. If the mean is decreased by 20, what is the new position of the mean on the curve?

Problem 10Multiple Choice

A Gaussian distribution has a standard deviation of 4. If the standard deviation is doubled, how does the shape of the curve change?

Problem 11Multiple Choice

In a clinical trial, the blood pressure of patients follows a Gaussian distribution with a mean of 120 mmHg and a standard deviation of 15 mmHg. What is the probability that a randomly selected patient has a blood pressure between 105 mmHg and 135 mmHg?

Problem 12Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a key component of the Gaussian distribution curve?

Problem 13Multiple Choice

Why is the population mean (mu) significant in a Gaussian distribution?

Problem 14Multiple Choice

If a Gaussian distribution curve with a mean of 30 is shifted to have a mean of 40, what is the effect on the curve?

Problem 15Multiple Choice

A Gaussian distribution has a standard deviation of 2. If the standard deviation is reduced to 1, what happens to the curve?

Problem 16Multiple Choice

A Gaussian distribution has a mean of 70 and a standard deviation of 10. If the mean is decreased to 60 and the standard deviation is increased to 15, how will the new curve compare to the original?

Problem 17Multiple Choice

In a study of human heights, the heights are normally distributed with a mean of 170 cm and a standard deviation of 10 cm. What percentage of the population is expected to have a height between 160 cm and 180 cm?

Problem 18Multiple Choice

What role does the population standard deviation (Sigma) play in a Gaussian distribution?