STEP1SetUpYourStudyProgram
1WhatYouNeedtoKnowAbouttheAPChemistryExam
BackgroundoftheAdvancedPlacementProgram
WhoWritestheAPChemistryExam?
TheAPGradesandWhoReceivesThem
ReasonsforTakingtheAPChemistryExam
QuestionsFrequentlyAskedAbouttheAPChemistryExam
2HowtoPlanYourTime
ThreeApproachestoPreparingfortheAPChemistryExam
CalendarforEachPlan
STEP2DetermineYourTestReadiness
3TakeaDiagnosticExam
GettingStarted:TheDiagnosticExam
AnswersandExplanations
ScoringandInterpretation
STEP3DevelopStrategiesforSuccess
4HowtoApproachEachQuestionType
Multiple-ChoiceQuestions
Free-ResponseQuestions
STEP4ReviewtheKnowledgeYouNeedtoScoreHigh
5Basics
UnitsandMeasurements
DimensionalAnalysis-TheFactorLabelMethod
TheStatesofMatter
TheStructureoftheAtom
PeriodicTable
OxidationNumbers
NomenclatureOverview
Experimental
CommonMistakestoAvoid
ReviewQuestions
AnswersandExplanations
Free-responseQuestions
AnswersandExplanations
RapidReview
6ReactionsandPeriodicity
APExamFormat
GeneralAspectsofChemicalReactionsandEquations
GeneralPropertiesofAqueousSolutions
PrecipitationReactions
Oxidation-ReductionReactions
CoordinationCompounds
Acid-BaseReactions
Experimental
CommonMistakestoAvoid
ReviewQuestions
AnswersandExplanations
Free-responseQuestions
AnswersandExplanations
RapidReview
7Stoichiometry
MolesandMolarMass
PercentCompositionandEmpiricalFormulas
ReactionStoichiometry
LimitingReactants
PercentYield
MolarityandSolutionCalculations
Experimental
CommonMistakestoAvoid
ReviewQuestions
AnswersandExplanations
Free-ResponseQuestions
AnswersandExplanations
RapidReview
8Gases
KineticMolecularTheory
GasLawRelationships
Experimental
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ReviewQuestions
AnswersandExplanations
Free-ResponseQuestions
AnswersandExplanations
RapidReview
9Thermodynamics
Calorimetry
LawsofThermodynamics
ProductsMinusReactants
ThermodynamicsandEquilibrium
Experimental
CommonMistakestoAvoid
ReviewQuestions
AnswersandExplanations
Free-ResponseQuestions
AnswersandExplanations
RapidReview
10SpectroscopyLightandElectrons
TheNatureofLight
WavePropertiesofMatter
AtomicSpectra
AtomicOrbitals
Experimental
CommonMistakestoAvoid
ReviewQuestions
AnswersandExplanations
Free-ResponseQuestions
AnswersandExplanations
RapidReview
11Bonding
LewisElectron-DotStructures
IonicandCovalentBonding
MolecularGeometry-VSEPR
ValenceBondTheory
MolecularOrbitalTheory
Resonance
BondLengthStrengthandMagneticProperties
Experimental
CommonMistakestoAvoid
ReviewQuestions
AnswersandExplanations
Free-ResponseQuestions
AnswersandExplanations
RapidReview
12SolidsLiquidsandIntermolecularForces
StructuresandIntermolecularForces
TheLiquidState
TheSolidState
PhaseDiagrams
RelationshipofIntermolecularForcestoPhaseChanges
Experimental
CommonMistakestoAvoid
ReviewQuestions
AnswersandExplanations
Free-ResponseQuestions
AnswersandExplanations
RapidReview
13SolutionsandColligativeProperties
ConcentrationUnits
ElectrolytesandNonelectrolytes
ColligativeProperties
Colloids
Experimental
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ReviewQuestions
AnswersandExplanations
Free-ResponseQuestions
AnswersandExplanations
RapidReview
14Kinetics
RatesofReaction
IntegratedRateLaws
ActivationEnergy
ReactionMechanisms
Catalysts
Experimental
CommonMistakestoAvoid
ReviewQuestions
AnswersandExplanations
Free-ResponseQuestions
AnswersandExplanations
RapidReview
15Equilibrium
EquilibriumExpressions
LeChatelier'sPrinciple
Acid-BaseEquilibrium
Buffers
TitrationEquilibria
SolubilityEquilibria
OtherEquilibria
Experimental
CommonMistakestoAvoid
ReviewQuestions
AnswersandExplanations
Free-ResponseQuestions
AnswersandExplanations
RapidReview
16Electrochemistry
RedoxReactions
ElectrochemicalCells
QuantitativeAspectsofElectrochemistry
NernstEquation
Experimental
CommonMistakestoAvoid
ReviewQuestions
AnswersandExplanations
Free-ResponseQuestions
AnswersAndExplanations
RapidReview
Experiment11:pHMeasurementsandIndicatorsforAcid-BaseTitrations
17NuclearChemistry
NuclearReactions
NuclearStability
NuclearDecayCalculations
Mass-EnergyRelationships
CommonMistakestoAvoid
ReviewQuestions
AnswersandExplanations
RapidReview
18OrganicChemistry
Alkanes
StructuralIsomerism
CommonFunctionalGroups
Macromolecules
Experimental
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ReviewQuestions
AnswersandExplanations
Free-ResponseQuestions
AnswersandExplanations
RapidReview
19Experimental
Experiment1:FindingtheFormulaofaCompound
Experiment2:ThePercentageofWaterinaHydrate
Experiment3:MolarMassbyVaporDensity
Experiment4:MolarMassbyFreezing-PointDepression
Experiment5:MolarVolumeofaGas
Experiment6:StandardizationofaSolution
Experiment7:Acid-BaseTitration
Experiment8:Oxidation-ReductionTitration
Experiment9:Mass/MoleRelationshipsinaChemicalReaction
Experiment10:FindingtheEquilibriumConstant
Experiment12:TheRateandOrderofaReaction
Experiment13:EnthalpyChanges
Experiment14:QualitativeAnalysisofCationsandAnions
Experiment15:SynthesisandAnalysisofaCoordinationCompound
Experiment16:GravimetricAnalysis
Experiment17:ColorimetricAnalysis
Experiment18:ChromatographicSeparation
Experiment19:PropertiesofBufferSolutions
Experiment20:AnElectrochemicalSeries
Experiment21:ElectrochemicalCellsandElectroplating
Experiment22:SynthesisandPropertiesofanOrganicCompound
CommonMistakestoAvoid
ReviewQuestions
AnswersandExplanations
Free-ResponseQuestions
AnswersandExplanations
RapidReview
STEP5BuildYourTest-TakingConfidence
APChemistryPracticeExam1
APChemistryPracticeExam2
Appendixes
SIUnits
BalancingRedoxEquationsUsingtheIon-ElectronMethod
CommonIons
Bibliography
WebSites
Glossary
ExamResources
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