Best Test Preparation for the Advanced Placement Examination: Chemistry (Rea Test Preps) - Softcover

Research And Education Association

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0878911367 ISBN 13: 9780878911363

Publisher: Research & Education Assn, 1999

Synopsis

A NEWER EDITION OF THIS TITLE IS AVAILABLE.  SEE ISBN:  978-0-7386-0427-5

 

Our savvy test experts show you the way to master the test and score higher. This new and fully expanded edition examines all AP Chemistry areas including in-depth coverage of solutions, stoichiometry, kinetics, and thermodynamics. The comprehensive review covers every possible exam topic: the structure of matter, the states of matter, chemical reactions, and descriptive chemistry. Features 6 full-length practice exams with all answers thoroughly explained.

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DETAILS
- Comprehensive, up-to-date subject review of every AP Chemistry topic used in the AP exam
- Study schedule tailored to your needs
- Packed with proven key exam tips, insights and advice
- 6 full-length practice exams. All exam answers are fully detailed with easy-to-follow, easy-to-grasp explanations.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
About Research & Education Association
Preface
About the Test
Scoring
Contacting the AP Program
AP CHEMISTRY COURSE REVIEW

CHAPTER 1 - THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER
A. ATOMIC PROPERTIES
1. The Atomic Theory and Evidence for the Atomic Theory
2. Chemical and Physical Approaches to Atomic Weight Determination
3. Atomic Number and Mass Number, Isotopes, Mass Spectroscopy
4. Electron Energy Levels
5. The Periodic Table and Periodic Relationships: Symbols, Radii, Ionization Energy, Electron Affinity, Oxidation States
B. BONDING
1. Types of Bonds
2. Effects of Bonding Forces on States, Structures, and Properties of Matter
3. Polarity and Electronegativity
4. Geometry of Ions, Molecules, and Coordination Complexes
5. Molecular Models
C. NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY, NUCLEAR EQUATIONS, HALF-LIVES, RADIOACTIVITY

CHAPTER 2 - STATES OF MATTER
A. GASES
1. Ideal Gas Laws
2. Kinetic Molecular Theory
B. LIQUIDS AND SOLIDS
1. Kinetic-Molecular View of Liquids and Solids
2. Phase Diagram
3. Changes of State, Critical Phenomena
4. Structure of Crystals
C. SOLUTIONS
1. Types of Solutions
2. Factors Affecting Solubility
3. Ways of Expressing Concentrations
4. Colligative Properties
5. Interionic Attractions

CHAPTER 3 - REACTIONS
A. TYPES
1. Forming and Cleaving Covalent Bonds
2. Precipitation
3. Oxidation and Reduction
B. STOICHIOMETRY
1. Recognizing the Presence of Ionic and Molecular Species
2. Balancing Chemical Equations
3. Weight and Volume Relationships
C. EQUILIBRIUM
1. Dynamic Equilibrium Both Physical and Chemical
2. The Relationship Between Kp and Kc
3. Equilibrium Constants for Reactions in Solutions
D. KINETICS
1. Rate of Reaction
2. Reaction Order
3. Temperature Changes and Effect on Rate
4. Activation Energy
5. Mechanism of a Reaction
E. THERMODYNAMICS
1. State Functions
2. The First Law of Thermodynamics
3. The Second Law of Thermodynamics
4. Change in Free Energy

CHAPTER 4 - DESCRIPTIVE CHEMISTRY
1. Horizontal, Vertical, and Diagonal Relationships in the Periodic Table
2. Chemistry of the Main Groups and Transition Elements and Representatives of Each
3. Organic Chemistry
4. Structural Isomerism

PRACTICE EXAMS
AP CHEMISTRY EXAM I
AP CHEMISTRY EXAM II
AP CHEMISTRY EXAM III
AP CHEMISTRY EXAM IV
AP CHEMISTRY EXAM V
AP CHEMISTRY EXAM VI
FORMULAS AND TABLES

EXCERPT

About Research & Education Association
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About this edition

• Publisher: Research & Education Assn
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0878911367
• ISBN 13: 9780878911363
• Binding: Paperback
• Editor: Dumas Philip E., Uhland William