Angela Woodward Spangenberg - CliffsNotes AP Chemistry 2021 Exam

CliffsNotes AP Chemistry 2021 Exam

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Thank you for choosing CliffsNotes AP Chemistry 2021 Exam to assist with your preparation for the 2021 AP Chemistry exam. This study guide is based on the AP Chemistry Course and Exam Description and on the most recent released versions of the AP Chemistry exam; this information is located at https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-chemistry. The intent of this study guide is to provide you with explanations, clarification, and plenty of opportunities for self-assessment so that you can pinpoint your weaknesses and overcome them.

Each practice question in this book was designed specifically to assess a content component of the current course in a way that closely approximates the style of questioning on the latest released versions of the AP Chemistry exam. There is ample coverage of recently introduced topics such as spectroscopy, chromatography, and Coulombs law. On the other hand, colligative properties, organic reaction prediction, and quantum numbers, to name a few, are important and interesting topics, but since they are excluded from the current curriculum, they are also excluded from this guide. An exception has been made for the Nernst equation, which proved to be advantageous to students in recent administrations of the AP Chemistry exam and has made a reappearance on the AP Chemistry Equations and Constants sheet.

Of the resources available to you, no textbook, study guide, website, or YouTube tutorial is as important as your classroom teacher. Your teacher has pursued years of training both in chemistry and in teaching, and has undergone a stringent course audit in order to call the course he or she is teaching AP Chemistry. Your teacher is your greatest ally. He or she has a vested interest in your success because his or her professional accomplishment is intertwined with student achievement. When you feel that there are shortcomings in your understanding, never hesitate to approach your teacher for clarification. You will both be glad that you did.

Whether you are using this book as a supplement throughout your school year or you are picking it up a few weeks or days before the exam, it is my hope that CliffsNotes AP Chemistry 2021 Exam will prove a valuable supplement to your teachers instruction.

The AP Chemistry exam is divided into two sections. Calculators are not permitted on . Throughout the exam, you will have access to the AP Chemistry Equations and Constants sheet. You should familiarize yourself with this list of important equations and constants and refer to it frequently as you study for the exam.

Exams are graded on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest score. Most colleges require a minimum score of 3 or 4 to offer a student credit for chemistry or allow the student to skip one or two semesters of introductory chemistry. Check with the chemistry departments at the universities that you will apply to in order to determine whether they award credit for the exam.

The distributions of student scores on recent administrations of the exam are shown below.

The exam is broken down into nine units. Their weighting on the multiple-choice section is shown below, and the practice exams in this study guide have been written to reflect this weighting.