Number of days until the 2025 AP Chemistry Exam:
Galileo Academy of Science and Technology
AP Chemistry |
2024 - 2025 | Matsumoto |
Expectations
Respect everyone in class. Students are responsible for all aspects of the class. Students may need to remain after school for exams / review sessions. Students are strongly urged to take the AP Chemistry exam. sign up for access to ap classroom (student guide) / test registration / test fee info; course join code = J3GPA7 Follow all laboratory safety rules. |
This class will prepare you for the AP Chemistry exam (on Tues morning, May 6, 2025, which will have a hybrid format (rationale ?; tips); i.e. online MCQ test and online FRQ, but write your FR response on paper). This is a demanding course that is equivalent to a first-year college-level course for science majors. You may earn college credit and UC awards an extra "grade point" for this course. Due to the culumative nature of chemistry, strongly recommend getting chem tutoring as soon as any problem arises and form a study group (password = 94109G). Use past exams [1 ; 2 ] as a study guide / test preparation resource. excellent preparation for college chemistry, a “gate keeper “ (1, 2) course, required in STEM majors. for non-STEM majors, prepare for the rigors of college; e.g. college graduation rate (1) and college vs high school expectations (1) Textbook: Chemistry; Brown et al. optional resource; e.g. Khan AP chem; OpenStax chem textbook prerequisites: chemistry (or consent of instructor) & advanced algebra |
| A = | 85 - 100 % | test / quiz = | 80 % | |
| B = | 70 - 84.9 | CW / HW = | 10 % | |
| C = | 55 - 69.9 | lab = | 10 % | |
| D = | 20 - 54.9 | |||
| F = | < 20 |
the semester grade and grading period grades are based on the above components and cumulative from the beginning of the semester; thus the semester grade may not be the average of your grading period grades. While the Synergy gradebook grade cut-off does not match the above cut-off, the letter grade will be the same in the online grade book and Synergy grade book. The online gradebook will be updated on a more regular basis and be more informative than the Synergy gradebook. upon student request, semester grade adjustment based on College Boad ap chemistry exam score: 5 = A for one semesters; 4 = B for one semester; 3 = C for one semester (due to "ease" of scores). get a grade change form from the counseling office, copy of this course syllabus, & your report card before the end of the 2 nd week of school in the subsequent fall semester. potential spring semester project. |
Class policy
academic integrity (e.g. 1; potential consequence; e.g. 1; 2; 3 ): Plagiarism (e.g. lack of appropriate quote marks / citation in a lab assignment; as such, include both in-text citation and a reference list / bibiography at the end of the lab assignment) or cheating on an exam is unacceptable; potential consequences (teacher discretion): (i) score = 0 (default), (ii) negative score, (iii) lower semester grade by 1 level, and (iv) semester grade = F. in regards to the use of AI chatbot; be aware of possible errors and cite its use to avoid plariarism.
Based on the benefits of group work, up to three students may work in a group on their prelab and / or lab report and / or HW assignments.
print your name (and all group members' names) on anything that is turned in; otherwise, no points.
Deadline to correct any errors, or to turn in any missing work / items in the online gradebook, is on the last day of the corresponding grading period. 50% penalty on any late work; unless due to an absence and (i) it's turned in on the day of your return to school, (ii) write "absent" on the late work, and (iii) attach your email notification of your absence to me on the day of your absence that the assignment is due.
exams:
- score = 0 for being absent on exam or quiz day
- retest (after school; optional; teacher discretion) record highest score
- weekly quiz on Monday (Tuesday if Monday is a holiday) based on the prior week's course content; may use 1- page / 1 side of notes
- may include past topics & lab topics.
- may use calculator & "green sheets" (ap exam periodic table / equation/ various appendix from textbook) for test / quiz; may not write on these sheets
- Final exam is cumulative and multiple choice format; in the spring final exam, may include FRQ
labs
- prelab due on the day of the lab at the beginning of the period; it's late if turned-in later; see course assignment website for the day of the lab
- no make-up labs, but can get lab data from a classmate and to avoid plagirism, cite data source & state absence
- read lab notebook (NB) rubric / scoresheet and lab safety rules; sign & attach to the end of your lab notebook; otherewise, no lab notebook points. also, turn in copy of signed lab safety form; otherwise, lab assignment score = 0.
- to prepare your lab report, use Word (including equation editor) & Excel (or equivalent) as appropriate.
- lost of prelab / lab report points for improper sequence of content
- also, turn in copy of signed lab safety form; otherwise, lab assignment score = 0
- failure to share your group's data → lab report score = 0, which can't be dropped using chem tutoring
class work / home work
- include HW score on HW: 2 points for trying each problem, 1 point for trying part of a problem, 0 point for no attempt on a problem; any multiple-part problem is still worth 2 points.
- write your HW score at the top of the assignment; otherwise, your score = 0.
- turn-in signature + survey form; otherwise, score = 0
- unless otherwise stated, due at the beginning of the period; it's late if turned-in later
hallway / phone / chromebook policy
Any exceptions to the policy in the syllabus (e.g quiz / test) will require a note signed by me (or an email exchange between you and me).
Fill-out survey ; signature form ; lab safety form
Tentative sequence of topics: AP Chemistry
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| ch. 2 atoms, molecules, & ions | ch. 10 gas (potential winter break assignment) | |
| ch. 25 intro organic- & bio- chemistry | ch. 14 kinetics | |
| ch. 1 measurement | ch. 15 equilibrium (+ ch. 19.7 and link) | |
| ch. 6 atomic structure, light | ch. 16 acid - base equilibrium | |
| ch. 7 periodic trends | ch.17 other equilibrium | |
| ch. 11.8; 23.5 - 23.6 intro to metal / alloys / PES | ch. 20 electrochemistry (+ ch. 4.6) | |
| ch. 3.3 mass spectroscopy | ||
| ch. 8 chemical bonds | prepare for AP exam | |
| ch. 9 molecular geometry | ||
| ch. 11 IMF | ||
| ch. 3 stochiometry | ||
| ch. 4 aqueous Rx & soln stiochiometry | ||
| ch. 13 solution | ||
| ch. 5 (+ ch. 8.9 & 11.4) thermochemistry | ||
| ch. 19 thermodynamcis |
assignments (tentative - subject to change, depending upon topic coverage in class)
| date | assignment | due |
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| Wed, Jun 4 | end of semester | |
| Fri, May 30 | collect chem textbook, lab manual, binder, & study guide | |
block, May 29
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collect chem tutoring form optional re-final FRQ (after school) |
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| Tu, May 27 | last day to turn in missing work / correct grade book errors | |
| Fri, May 23 | collect chem textbook, lab manual, binder, & study guide | |
block; May 22
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test on ch. 17, 4.6, 8.10, & 20 equil II & electrochem (no retest) announcement: due to sbac science testing for juniors, may take test after school |
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| Mon, May 19 | announcement: revise last day to turn in missing work / correct grade book errors from May 29 to May 27 | |
| Fri, May 16 | collect chem textbook, lab manual, binder, & study guide | |
| Tu, May 6 | AP chem test | |
Fri, Apr 18
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end of grading period last day to turn in missing work / correct errors in online gradebook deadline to submit ap classroom HW on electrochem |
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Tu, Apr 15
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collect chem tutoring form exam tips |
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| Mon, Mar 24 | "AP test prep" | |
Fri, Mar 21
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collect Ka lab report collect / review HW: ch. 20 |
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block
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begin "AP test prep" ap chem exam prep resouces
electrochem video
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Tu, Mar 18
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ch. 20.8 - 20.9 electrolytic cell additional HW problems: electrochem 1974, 1981, 1982, 1986 ap classroom: electrochem henceforth, bring past ap chem MCQ / FRQ binder to class - schedule (tentative / pending) |
Fri, Mar 21 Fri,, Apr 18
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Mon, Mar 17
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weekly quiz finish up |
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Fri, Mar 14
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ch. 20.5 - 20.6 thermo / electrochem; Nernst eqn; # 41; 43, 45, 51 additional HW problems: electrochem 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1980 |
Fri, Mar 21 " |
| block | Ka lab | " |
| Tue, Mar 11 | ch. 20.3 - 20.4 voltaic cell & cell EMF; # 13, 19, 21 | " |
Mon, Mar 10
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weekly quiz ch. 20.2 balancing redox Rx; # 7 retest on ch. 15 & 16 equilibrium (after school; optional) |
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| Fri, Mar 7 | collect / review ch. 17 HW | |
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| Tu, Mar 4 | finish up | |
Mon, Mar 3
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weekly quiz ch. 8.10 oxidation state; # 63, 69 ch. 20.1 redox Rx; # 1, 4, 6 ch. 4.6 redox Rx; # 45 |
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| Fri, Feb 28 | finish up | |
| block | test on ch. 15 & 16 equilibrium | |
Tu, Feb 25
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finish up, if needed ch. 17.4 Ksp additional HW problems: equilibrium 1985, 1994 skim ch. 17.5 - 17.7 ap classroom: equilbrium 3 |
Fri, Mar 7
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Mon, Feb 24
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weekly quiz ch. 17.2 add acid / base to buffer; # 17, 19 announcements: revise chem tutoring form due to potentila fraud / lack of academic integrity |
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Fri, Feb 21
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end of grading period last day to turn in missing / late work; correct online gradebook errors collect chem tutoring form collect HW: ch. 16 |
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finish up additional HW problems: acid / base 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978 (1st & 2nd) collect chem tutoring form |
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Tue, Feb 18
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weekly quiz ch. 17.3 acid / base titration; # 21, 23, 24, 27, 28 skim: limit article announcement: plan update online gradebook, tonight |
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| Mon, Feb 17 | holiday | |
Fri, Feb 14
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finish up retest: gas & kinetics (optional; after school) |
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ch. 17.1 - 17.2 common ion effect & buffer; # 7, 9, 11, 15 ch. 17.2 add acid / base to buffer; # 17, 19 |
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Tu, Feb 11
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ch. 16.10 acid structure / strength; # 67, 69; skim additional HW problems: acid / base 1970 (2nd & 3rd) ap classroom: equilbrium 2 |
Fri, Feb 21 " " |
Mon, Feb 10
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weekly quiz collect / review HW: ch. 15 announcement: sorry; as forgot to make equilb 1 ap classroom HW available, moved due date from today to this week Friday |
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Fri, Feb 7
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ch. 16.8 - 16.9 pH of salt; # 59, 61 additional HW problems: acid / base 1981, 1984 (1st) |
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| block | ch. 16.1 - 16.4 acid / base; pH; # 7, 11, 13; 15, 21, 27 ch. 16.5 - 16.7 pH of strong / weak acid / base; # 29, 31, 33; 37, 39, 41 |
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| Tu, Feb 4 | test on gas & kinetics | |
Mon, Feb 3
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weekly quiz finish up thermo & equilibrium ap classroom: equilibrium 1 |
Fri, Feb 14 |
Fri, Jan 31
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reaction quotient & ICE table; skim ch. 19.7 thermodynamics & equilibrium; link |
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Thu, Jan 30
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ch. 15.6 LeChatilier's principle; skim
additional HW problems: equilbrium 1977, 1980, 1981 announcment: AP classroom new feature = periodic table / equation sheets are now available, so you can practice access. aware might be inconvenient to use, so you might wish to practice accessing it. |
Mon, Feb 10
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| Wed, Jan 29 | holiday | |
Tu, Jan 28
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ch. 15.4 - 15.5 ICE table; # 27, 31, 35, 37 announcements:
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Mon, Jan 27
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weekly quiz collect / review kinetics HW odyssey kinetics: energy profile for mechanism & orientation during collision |
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Fri, Jan 24
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collect lab report ch. 15.1 - 15.3 equilibrium & equilibrium constant; # 8, 9; 13, 15, 17, 19, 21 retest on thermo (optional; after school) |
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| block | finish up | |
Tu, Jan 21
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weekly quiz catch-up see links about Boyles' law & lungs: video 1 ; video 2; text -- intergrate chem, biol, & physics |
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| Mon, Jan 20 | holiday | |
Fri, Jan 17
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ch. 14.5 reaction mechanism additional HW problems: kinetics 1984, 1990, 1991 ap classroom: kinetics skim: Michaelis Menten kinetics - enzyme |
Mon, Jan 27 "
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| block | kinetics lab | " |
| Tu, Jan 14 | test on thermo | |
Mon, Jan 13
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weekly quiz ch. 14.4 & 14.6 Arrenihius eqn & catalyst additional HW problems: kinetics 1971, 1980, 1983 |
Mon, Jan 27 |
| Fri, Jan 10 | ch. 14.3 rate law: graphical analysis additional HW problems: kinetics 1971, 1980, 1983 |
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ch. 14.2 rate law: algebraic analysis additional HW problems: kinetics 1972ab, 1974, 1975a, 1979, 1981, 1987 |
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| Tu,Jan 7 | ch. 14.1 stochiometry & kinetics; # 9, 11 | " |
Mon, Jan 6
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weekly quiz collect / review HW: gas extra credit opportunity |
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| fall; spring |
homework problems refer (i) to the problems at the end of the chapter in the textbook and (ii) due on the next class day, unless otherwise stated
(tentative) schedule of labs {refers to investigation # in the AP chem lab manual}
link to google sheets to share class lab data for subsequent statistical analysis
Fall semester labs
lab 1. organic isomer lab
lab 2: Beer's Law [after ch. 6 atomic energy levels] {1 & 2}
lab 3: chromatography [after ch. 11 intermolecular forces] {5} animation
lab 4: determine relative amount of NaHCO3 versus Na2CO3 in a sample [after ch. 3 stoichiometry] {7}
lab 5: empirical formula; simulation 1
lab 6: determine relative amount of aspirin versus acetaminophen in a sample {9}
lab 7: cation analysis [after ch. 4 solubility / precipitation Rx] animation (link 1; link 2)
lab 8: acid / base titration [after ch. 4 acid / base titration] {4} animation 1
lab 9 : enthalpy of reaction [after ch. 5 thermochemistry] {12} animation 1
Spring semester labs
lab 10 : determine rate law {11}; simulation (cdf; nb)
lab 11 : determine Ka of acetic acid [after ch. 16 equilibrium] animation 1
lab 12: electrolytic cell [after ch. 20 electrochemistry] animation 1
Keep your laboratory notebook, since colleges may wish to review your laboratory notebook prior to giving you college credit for Chemistry.
laboratory resources
regarding above simulations / animations:
1 source; after down loading *.swf file, use Ruffle to run animation / simulation
recommend that you view the animation / simulation prior to the lab, since illustrates experimental protocol and provides simulated experimental data, which provides lab data analysis opportunity.
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questions |
old exams 2013 - 2014 |
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| ch,. 1 & 2 measurement, atoms, & molecules | |
| ch. 6, 7, & 8 atomic orbital, periodic trends, & bonds I | |
| ch. 9, 11, solids, bond II, IMF | |
| ch. 3, 4, 13 stoichiometry & solution | |
| ch. 5, 19, 8.9, 11.4 thermodynamics | |
| ch. 10, 23, 24 gas, metal, complex ions | |
| ch. 14 kinetics | |
| ch. 15 equilibrium 1 | |
| ch. 16 equilibrium 2 | |
| ch. 17 equilibrium 3 | |
| ch. 20 & 25 electrochem; organic / biochem | |
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old exams 2014 - 2015 (contain answers by students; *.docx files) |
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| ch. 1, 2, 25 measurement, atoms, molecules, & organic / biochem | |
| ch. 6 & 7 atomic structure & periodic trends | |
| ch. 8 & 9 chemical bonds & VSEPR | |
| ch. 3 & 11 stochio & IMF | available |
| ch. 4 & 13 solutions | available |
| gas & kinetics | available |
| ch. 5, 19 thermodynamics | available |
| ch. 15, 16 equilibrium I | available |
| ch. 17, 20 equilibrium II & electrochem | available |
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old exams 2015 - 2016 |
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| ch. 1, 2, 25 conversion factors, atom / molecules, organic chem | available |
| ch. 6 & 7 atomic structure & periodic trends | available |
| ch. 8 & 9; 11.8, 23.5 - 23.6 chemical bonds & VSEPR; solids | available |
| ch. 3 & 11 stochiometry & IMF | available |
| ch. 4, 13, 16.11, 24.1 solution, reactions, complex ion Rx | available |
| ch. 5, 19, 8.9, 11.4, 10 thermodynamics & gas | available |
| ch. 14 kinetics | available |
| ch. 15, 16, 19.7 equilibrium | available |
| ch. 17, 8.10, 20 buffer, Ksp & electrochem | available |
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old exams 2016 - 2017 |
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| ch. 1, 2, 25 conversion factors, atom / molecules, organic chem | available |
| ch. 6 & 7 atomic structure & periodic trends | available |
| ch. 8 & 9 bonds / VSEPR / solid | available |
| ch. 3 & 11 stochi & IMF | available |
| ch. 4, 13, 16.11, 24.1 solution, reactions, complex ion Rx | available |
| ch. 5, 19, 8.9, 11.4 thermodynamics | available |
| ch. 10 & 14 gas & kinetics | available |
| ch. 15, 16, 19.7 equilibrium | available |
| ch. 17, 8.10, 20 buffer, Ksp & electrochem | available |
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old exams 2017 - 2018; use Zumdahl textbook |
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| ch. 1, 2, 22 chem foundation; atoms, molecules, ions; organic- / bio- chem | available |
| ch. 7 & 8 atomic structure / periodicity; Lewis structure / VSEPR | available |
| ch. 9, 10 covalent / metallic bonds & IMF | available |
| ch. 3, 4, 11, 21.3 stochiometry, solution, reactions | available |
| ch. 6, 16, & 8.8 thermodynamics | available |
| ch. 5 & 12 Gas & kinetics | available |
| ch. 13 & 14 equilibrium | available |
| ch. 15 & 17 equilibrium & electrochem | available |
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old exams 2018 - 2019 |
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| sorry; didn't upload, this year | |
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old exams 2019 - 2020 |
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| did not teach ap chem; taught ap physics C | |
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old exams 2020 - 2021; return to Brown et al textbook |
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| ch. 1, 2, 25 atoms, molecules, & organic + scoring rubric | available |
| ch. 6 & 7 atomic orbital, electron configuration, light, periodic trends + scoring rubric | available |
| ch. 23.5 - 23.6; 3.3; 8 metals, spectroscopy, & chemical bonds + scoring rubric | available |
| ch. 9 & 11 molecular geometry & IMF + scoring rubric | available |
| ch. 3 & 4 stochi & chemical reactions + scoring rubric | available |
| ch. 5, 19, 8.8, 11.4 thermodynamics + scoring rubric | available |
| ch. 10 & 14 gas & kinetics + scoring rubric | available |
| ch. 15, 16, & 19.7 equilibrium + scoring rubric | available |
| ch. 17, 20, 4.6, 8.10 equilibrium & electrochem + scoring rubric | available |
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old exams 2021 - 2022 |
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| ch. 1, 2, 25 atom, molecules; & organic / biochem + scoring key | available |
| ch. 6, 7, 23 light, atomic structure, periodic trend, metal / alloy + scoring key | available |
| ch. 8 & 9 chemical bonds, molecular polarity, PES + scoring key | available |
| ch. 11, 3, 4 IMF, stochiometry, chemical reactions / solutions + scoring key | available |
| ch. 5, 19, 8.9, 11.4 thermo + scoring key | available |
| ch. 10 & 14 gas & kinetics + scoring key | available |
| ch. 15 & 16 equilibirum + scoring key | available |
| ch. 17, 20, 4.6, & 8.10 equilibrium II & electrochem + scoring key | available |
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old exams 2022 - 2023 |
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| ch. 1, 2, 25 atoms, molecules, organic / biochem + scoring rubric + retest | available |
| ch. 6 & 7 light, atomic structure, periodic trends + scoring guide + retest | available |
| ch. 8, 9, bond & molecular poloarity & misc + scoring guide + retest | available |
| ch. 11. 3, 4 IMF stochi Rx + scoring guide + retest | available |
| ch. 5, 19, 8.9, 11.4 thermo + scoring guide + retest | available |
| ch. 10 & 14 gas & kinetics + scoring guide + retest | available |
| ch. 15 & 16 equilibrim 1 + scoring guide + retest | available |
| ch. 17, 20, & 8.10; 10.7 equilibrium II + electrochem + thermo + scoring guide + retest | available |
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old exams 2023 - 2024 |
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| ch. 1, 2, 25 atoms, molecules, organic / biochem + scoring rubric | available |
| ch. 6 & 7 light, atomic structure, periodic trends + scoring guide | available |
| ch. 8, 9, etc bond, vsepr, metal / alloy, PES, MS | available |
| ch. 11 & 3 IMF & stochi + scoring guide | available |
| ch. 4 & 13 solution, concentration, reactions + scoring guide | available |
| ch.5, 19, 8.9, 11.4 thermo + scoring guide | available |
| ch. 10 & 14 gas & kinetics + scoring guide | available |
| ch. 15, 16, 19.7 equilibrium I + scoring guide | available |
| ch. 17 & 20 equilibrim II + electrochem + scoring guide | available |
| old exams 2024 - 2025 | |
| ch. 1, 2, 25 atoms, molecules, organic / biochem + scoring rubric | available |
| ch. 6 & 7 atom, light, & periodic trends + scoring rubric | available |
| ch. 8, 9, etc bond, vsepr, metal / alloy, PES, MS + scoring rubric | available |
| ch. 11 & 3 IMF & stochiometry + scoring rubric | available |
| ch. 4 & 13 reaction & solution + scoring key | available |
| ch. 5, 19, 8.9, 11.4 thermo + scoring guide | available |
| ch. 10 & 14 gas & kinetics + scoring guide | available |
| ch. 15, 16, 19.7 equilibrium I + scoring guide | available |