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 Understand the concept of atoms, ions, and molecules and their basic structure.

 Be able to describe and explain different bonding types: ionic, covalent, metallic, van der Waals interactions, and hydrogen bonding.

 Understand and give examples of the role of these bonding types in biological systems.

 Understand phase diagrams and the unusual characteristics of the water phase diagram.

 Understand how phase diagrams can be used to understand planetary environments and their suitability for liquid water.

 Describe extreme states of matter, including plasma and degenerate matter.

 Understand some of the interactions between matter and light that are important to astrobiology.

 Be able to calculate the energy, frequency, and wavelength of light absorbed or emitted for given energy level changes of electrons in atoms and thus the implications for absorption and emission spectroscopy of stars and exoplanets.