Synopses & Reviews
It's Important to Prepare for the AP Chemistry Exam Doing well on the AP Chemistry exam can give you credit or advanced standing when you enter college, so it's important to do your best on the exam. Cliffs AP Guides are written by test preparation experts who know how to help you take the test with maximum efficiency and achieve your goals. Cliffs AP Chemistry Preparation Guide includes:
- Introduction: Answers to your questions about the exam, its format, and its grading.
- Techniques for writing chemistry essays.
- Helpful test strategies.
- Mathematics Self-Test: Helps you identify your strengths and weaknesses.
- Focused Topic Sections: Gravimetrics, Thermochemistry, Gas Laws, Electronic Structure of Atoms, Covalent Bonding, Ionic Bonding, Liquids and Solids, Solutions, Kinetics, Equilibrium, Acids and Bases, Energy and Spontaneity, Reduction and Oxidation, Organic Chemistry, Nuclear Chemistry, and Writing and Predicting Chemical Reactions. Includes worked-out multiple-choice examples and complete essays.
- Key Terms and Key Concepts: Words that can be used in essays and the important equations and relationships.
- Full-Length AP Chemistry Practice Exam: A realistic practice exam with grading key. Full, clear explanations for all multiple-choice answers and sample essay responses.
About the Author
Gary S. Thorpe has taught AP Chemistry and gifted programs for over twenty years. He currently teaches chemistry at Beverly Hills High School, Beverly Hills, California, and at College of the Canyons, Santa Clarita, California. He has received teaching awards from the California governor's office, the California state legislature, the county of Los Angeles, and the city of Beverly Hills and has been named Outstanding Chemistry Teacher of Southern California by the American Chemical Society.
Table of Contents
Preface.
Study Guide Checklist.
Format of the AP Chemistry Exam.
PART I: Introduction.
Questions Commonly Asked about the AP Chemistry Exam.
Strategies for Taking the AP Chemistry Exam.
Methods for Writing the Essays.
Mathematical Operations.
Mathematics Self-Test.
PART II: Specific Topics.
Gravimetrics.
Thermochemistry.
The Gas Laws.
Electronic Structure of Atoms.
Covalent Bonding.
Ionic Bonding.
Liquids and Solids.
Solutions.
Kinetics.
Equilibrium.
Acids and Bases.
Energy and Spontaneity.
Reduction and Oxidation.
Organic Chemistry.
Nuclear Chemistry.
Writing and Predicting Chemical Reactions.
PART III: AP Chemistry Practice Test.
Answer Sheet for the Practice Test.
Answers and Explanations for the Practice Test.
The Final Touches.