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Friday, 6/10/16
- Organic Unit Test...You made it! We are all done with AP Chem!
Thursday, 6/9/16
- Today will be our day of review for Organic.
Monday, 6/5/17
- Today we'll dig a bit into nuclear chemistry. You'll see that it is largely a slight modification to balancing chemical equations!
Wednesday, 5/31/17
- Last week we wrapped up the week with a discussion of polymerization and protein synthesis. You will want to be able to use (but do not need to memorize!) the table of alpha-amino acids.
- This week we will be doing mostly review. We'll start off with a bit of review for determining the primary structure of amino acids and then will work on more general topics.
- Homework for the week is the Review for Organic Unit. This assignment will be due on the day of the test--next week on Thursday.
- More Organic Unit Review--This is just a set of more organic questions...if you want more practice you are welcome to dig into this. These problems are all optional.
Monday, 5/22/17 through Friday, 5/26/17
- This week we will be discussing reactions mostly related to ethene. There is a variety of reactions that will make use of the alkene bond but they all follow a pretty similar pattern.
- Homework for the week is the Reactions of Alkenes WS.
Friday, 5/19/17
- On Monday we talked about different groups that we sort Organic Compounds into. The set of Functional Groups is particularly important because they have a large influence over how the molecules behave--due to different IMAF exhibited. We'll spend a bit of time looking at those properties today.
- Being able to quickly identify functional groups is a useful skill. We will take the first of three Functional Group Identification quizzes today. Only the top two grades from the three quizzes that we'll take over the next week or two will be entered into your final grade.
Wednesday, 5/17/17
- In most of the chemistry that we have covered so far a single formula has been unique and only describes on possible compound. Organic compounds all are made of a small set of elements bonded in different ways so we end up with a different ways of drawing compounds with the same formula. We call these "isomers" and will spend the day today looking at different ways that isomers can show up.
- Isomer Worksheet--DUE NEXT WEEK ON MONDAY
- When you finish you can practice identifying functional groups with a partner and/or work on naming practice. Some good naming practice can be found here and I bet you could find some good websites for practicing functional groups with a quick google search!
Monday, 5/15/17
- Now that AP Tests are all wrapped up we can start in on our last push to the end of the school year where we will cover some Organic and Nuclear Chemistry topics. Learning Organic Chemistry is kind of like learning a new language and today we will start into the topic by looking at the nomenclature that we use to describe organic compounds. We will also talk about the different groups that organic compounds get sorted into.
- Homework is to work on recognizing your functional groups.
Monday, 4/17/17 Wednesday, 4/19/17 Friday, 4/21/17
- AP Test Review Week 1
- You will need to have 20 completed AP Test FRQs done by the end of the week. It is great to do them all from the book that I gave out but if you have other resources, you are welcome to use those!
- I would recommend that you focus on the more recent questions and only do a couple of questions from the 70s or 80s. They are interesting and good to practice but the more recent questions will give you a better idea of what the test will look like.
- You will need to have 20 completed AP Test FRQs done by the end of the week. It is great to do them all from the book that I gave out but if you have other resources, you are welcome to use those!
- Saturday 4/22 will be our AP Practice Test. It takes about four hours to do it all. Let's plan on getting started around 9:30am.
- BBQ @ Kanter's that evening 4:30-6:30
Wednesday, 4/12/17
- Today we'll spend the first half of class reviewing and will take the Electrochemistry Unit Test during the second half of class.
- Assignments DUE Today:
- Homework Packet Week 9:
- Ch 20.9 do problems 87, 93, 97, 100, 112
- Multiple Choice Practice #11
- Electrochemistry AP Practice Problems
- 10 problems of your choice from the AP Test Review Book--Can be turned in by the end of the week!
- Homework Packet Week 9:
Monday, 4/10/17
- Today we will wrap up talking about electrolytic cells and how we can figure out what reactions will take place at each of the electrodes. This is a bit more involved that just reversing the voltaic cell model because we have to look at a set of possible reactions and determine the most likely set to occur
- If we get those things all finished up, we'll do a small electroplating activity and we'll have a bit of time to work on the AP Practice problems
- AP Chemistry Revue--a group review assignment. All groups should be ready to present on Tuesday of next week!
- Homework is from the book: Read Ch 20.9 do problems 87, 93, 97, 100, 112.
Wednesday, 4/5/17
- Today we will wrap up our look at corrosion and start to dig into electrolytic cells.
- Assignments DUE by Friday:
- HW Packet Week 8 :
- Ch 20.5-8 do problems 7, 9, 51, 65, 73
- 5 problems of your choice from the AP Test Review Book
- HW Packet Week 8 :
Monday, 4/3/17
- Today we will take a look at spontaneity, non-standard conditions, and corrosion.
- Homework is from the book: Read Ch 20.5-8 do problems 7, 9, 51, 65, 73.
Friday, 3/24/17
- Today will be an opportunity to clean up any topics that we need to from the rest of the week.
- Assignments DUE Today:
- HW Packet Week 7:
- Ch 20.1-2 do problems 1, 13, 15, 17, 23
- Ch 20.3-4 do problems 4, 25, 37, 41, 43
- HW Packet Week 7:
Wednesday, 3/22/17
- Today we will continue with voltaic cells and start to look at spontaneity, non-standard conditions, and electrolytic cells as time allows.
- Homework is from the book: Read 20.3-4 do problems 4, 25, 37, 41, 43.
Monday, 3/20/17
- Today we will go over the test from the Acid/Base Unit.
- We'll start the Redox unit with a bit of review of material from Gen Chem and then will expand on that with work on balancing redox reactions (in acidic and basic solutions). We also spent some time revisiting the parts and processes in voltaic cells.
- Homework is from the book. Read 20.1-2 do problems 1, 13, 15, 17, 23.
- Multiple Choice Practice #11
- Electrochemistry AP Practice Problems
Friday, 3/17/17
- Acid/Base Unit Test--Since we have had a day and half of review, we'll take the test at the beginning of the period and will be able to get a jump on some of the Electrochemistry topics during the second half.
- Assignments DUE Today:
- Homework Packet Week 5/6
- Ch 17.1-3 do problems 4, 7, 15, 23, 27, 41
- Ch 16--77, 83, 91, 104 Ch 17--86, 90
- Ch 16--5 Problems--Your Choice--including at least one "ADDITIONAL EXERCISES" and at least one "INTEGRATIVE EXERCISES"
- Multiple Choice Practice #10
- Acids/Bases AP Test Practice
- Homework Packet Week 5/6
Wednesday, 3/15/17
- Today will be wholly devoted to practice and review.
Monday, 3/13/17
- We'll wrap up our notes today with some discussion of polyprotic acids and titrations.
- Today we'll have some time for some practice and review.
- Homework for today is to to find five problems of your choosing between Ch 16 and 17 that you think give you the most useful practice...as usual you should have at least one from "Additional Exercises" and one from "Integrative Exercises."
Friday, 3/10/17
- Titration of an Unknown Diprotic Acid Lab--Write-up is due as a group on Wed of next week.
- The Acid/Base Unit Test will be next week during the second half of class on Wednesday.
- Assignments DUE Today:
- Homework Packet Week 5
- Ch 17.1-3 do problems 4, 7, 15, 23, 27, 41
- Ch 16--77, 83, 91, 104 Ch 17--86, 90
- Homework Packet Week 5
Wednesday, 3/8/17
- Today we'll wrap up any notes on topics that we missed or need to revisit some more.
- Homework is from the book: Read 16.9-10 do problems Ch 16--77, 83, 91, 104 Ch 17--86, 90
- The Standardization of NaOH Lab Excel file, theory and error analysis is due today.
Monday, 3/6/17
- Today we'll focus on BUFFERS! Buffers can get confusing so we'll really be looking at how we can organize our work when dealing with them to make our lives a little simpler. We'll also talk about salt solutions, chemical structure of acids and titrations. It is wise to go through the reading for this topic before you come to class on Monday.
- Homework is from the book: Read Ch 17.1-3 do problems 4, 7, 15, 23, 27, 41
- Friday will likely be a lab day. Read through the Titration of an Unknown Diprotic Acid.
Wednesday, 3/1/17
- Later in this unit we will need to use sodium hydroxide in the lab. In order to use NaOH, we will need to standardize the solution to determine it's concentration. There are no instructions for this lab...you will get to make all of the decisions. The write-up will be a little different too...just calculations and error analysis:
- Calculations--I would like you to create a spreadsheet in Excel that will do all of the calculations for you. With your group, you should use Excel to program a spreadsheet that you can plug in any pertinent data and it will spit out the concentration of the NaOH you are trying to standardize. You will need to make sure that it is clearly labeled so that I can use it with my test data to check it. Don't worry...I will start today's class with a look at how you can program excel to run calculations for you.
- Theory--You'll need to write up an explanation of why it is necessary to run this standardization to determine the concentration of NaOH to determine the concentration even though I can just calculate the concentration of most solutions that I make. Remember that NaOH is a "hygroscopic" compound. Feel free to come in and chat with me if you have ideas but need some help sorting though them!
- Error Analysis--This is important even if you have the program running calcs for you.
- How did your error affect your result--is the true value a bit higher or lower than your experimental value?
- How could you improve your process to reduce error.
- Assignments DUE Today:
- Homework Packet Week 4
- Ch 16.1-8 do problems 3, 13, 31, 39, 45, 61
- Homework Packet Week 4
Monday, 2/27/17
- Today we are going to start in on Acids and Bases. Most of today's info is a refresher of material covered in Gen Chem. We'll really start digging in deeper with next week's notes.
- Homework is from the book: Read 16.1-8 do problems 3, 13, 31, 39, 45, 61
- Multiple Choice Practice #10
- Acids/Bases AP Test Practice
Friday, 2/24/17
- Equilibrium Unit Test--We'll have the first half of class to review.
- Assignments DUE Today:
- Multiple Choice Practice #9
- Equilibrium AP Test Practice
- Homework Packet Week 3:
- Ch 15.6-7 do problems 43, 49, 61, 67, 74, 83
- Ch 15 problems 71, 80, 87, 91, 97
Wednesday, 2/22/17
- Today we'll look at our last bit of notes on Le Chat's Principle.
- The test for this unit is on Friday. I'd like to use our extra time this week whenever we have some to go over some of the practice problems that we've done. You'll need to be ready each day this week to come up to the front and show your solution to some of the homework problems. Extra time today will be focusing on problems from the text book.
- Homework for today is from the book: Review Ch 15 do problems 71, 80, 87, 91, 97. Small rounding differences can lead to big changes in final answers. You will want to be careful on this one but you may also be able to look at your work and see that everything is fine and rounding was your only problem...that is ok too!
- Determination of the Equilibrium Constant for Iron Thiocyanate Lab write-up is DUE Today
Monday, 2/20/17
- Today we will spend a bit of time to remind ourselves about Le Chat!
- Homework for today is from the book: Read 15.6-7 do problems 43, 49, 61, 67, 74, 83.
- If you have not already, get going on those AP Practice and MC problems. Don't save them for the last minute!
Friday, 2/17/17
- Today we will work on the Determination of the Equilibrium Constant for Iron Thiocyanate Lab. This lab will be a FULL lab write-up done as a GROUP...due next week on Wed.
- A few notes:
- Procedure should just reference the lab instructions unless you deviated from them significantly.
- Theory should have a discussion of using Beer's Law to determine the concentration of the test samples, using Le Chatelier's Principle to know the concentration of the compounds we were looking at, and using the concentrations to find the equilibrium constant.
- Calculations and Results section should answer the questions on the back of the lab.
- A few notes:
- Assignments DUE Today:
- Homework Packet Week 2
- Ch15.1-5 do problems 1, 7 15, 23, 29, 39
- Homework Packet Week 2
Wednesday, 2/15/17
- Today we will begin the Equilibrium Unit. This unit is really just a continuation of the Kinetics material we just finished and will seem very familiar from the material covered during Solutions.
- Homework is from the book: Read 15.1-5 do problems 1, 7 15, 23, 29, 39
- For you when you want to get going on them:
- Multiple Choice Practice #9--Another short one (enjoy the brevity now...the next one's a long one!)
- Equilibrium AP Test Practice
Monday, 2/13/17
- Kinetics Unit Test
- Assignments DUE Today:
- Kinetics AP Practice Problems
- Multiple Choice Practice #8
- Homework Packet Week 1
- Ch 14--Five problems of your choice
- Ch 14.7 problems 85, 105, 109, 115, 122
- Ch 14 problems 69, 75, 77, 79
- Ch 14 probs 12, 35, 37, 51, 61
Wednesday, 2/8/17
- Today we'll be working on the Kinetic Study of Thiosulfate in Acid Lab.
- Next class (Monday) will be the unit test for Kinetics. The past four book assignments will all be due that day along with the usual AP and MC practice work and your lab write-up. Much of the bookwork is already finished and there is a lot of time to take care of all of the newer assignments but you will want to plan your time wisely as finishing everything on Sunday night does not sound fun.
Tuesday, 2/7/17
- Today will be a great day for cleaning up any notes that we have not quite completely finished. My idea is to go over the integration of the first order integrated rate law and to take a quick look at changing base as it applies to finding reaction rate orders. Neither of those two topics are absolutely critical to the work we do in this class. If you have other clarifications that you'd like to have taken care of we can use our time today for that as well.
- I'd like everyone to pick five problems from Chapter 14 to do some additional practice in any area that you'd like. Of the five, please choose one from the "Additional Exercises" and one from the "Integrative Exercises."
- Take a look through the Kinetic Study of Thiosulfate in Acid Lab and come to class on Wednesday with the pre-lab questions completed and a plan for your lab.
Wednesday, 2/1/17
- Today we'll continue discussing reaction mechanisms and how we can use them to determine rate laws or use rate laws to evaluate the quality of a reaction mechanism. We may even have time to do a bit of discussion regarding activation energy and catalysts.
- Homework is from the book: Read 14.7 do problems 85, 105, 109, 115, 122
Monday, 1/30/17
- Reaction mechanisms will be the focus of today's class. We'll look at a few examples and take a look at how thinking about mechanisms can be useful to us.
- Homework is from the book: do problems 69, 75, 77, 79.
Friday, 1/27/17
- Today we will continue from where we left off on Wednesday. We'll look at reaction orders, half life, activation energy, and start looking at reaction mechanisms.
- Homework is from the book: Read 14.5-6 do problems 12, 35, 37, 51, 61
- Assignments DUE Today:
- HW Packet Week 19
- Ch 14.1-4 do problems 19, 21, 39, 4
- HW Packet Week 19
Wednesday, 1/25/17
- We'll start in on the Kinetics unit. Today we should be able to cover and overview of what kinetics focuses on, rate equations, rate laws, and how rates can change over time.
- Homework is from the book: Read 14.1-4 do problems 19, 21, 39, 49.
- Kinetics AP Practice Problems
- Multiple Choice Practice #8--another short one!
Monday, 1/23/17
- Solids and Liquids Unit Test!
Wednesday, 1/18/17
- Whew! What a crazy week last week! We'll use today to get back on track.
- This is a unit with some really core important material and some really fringe-y topics. We'll spend most of today making sure that the big important topics were noticed when you guys went through the notes last week without me and I'll point out those topics that you shouldn't spend your time worrying about.
- Homework is from the book. Read 11.7 do problems 1-8.
- The test for this unit will be next week on Monday. You can plan on having 20 min or so to address any last questions. ALL homework for this unit should be turned in on Monday.
Wednesday, 1/11/17
- We'll continue with notes today with a look at how solids are packed together and well use some geometry and dimensional analysis to find out some interesting things from the different types of packing that occur in solids.
- Assignments DUE today:
- HW Packet Week 17
- Ch 11.1-6 do problems 23, 35, 43, 55, 59
- HW Packet Week 17
Monday, 1/9/17
- Today we'll start looking at solids and liquids...this will focus mainly on how solids and liquids relate to old topics like thermodynamics and intermolecular forces.
- Homework is from the book: Read 11.1-6 do problems 23, 35, 43, 55, 59
- AP Multiple Choice #7--A shorty...you're welcome :)
- Liquids and Solids AP Test Practice
- Thermo HW is due today...here is a list of everything from the unit that needs to be turned in just in case you still have any of it!
- Guided Learning Assignment from Winter Break
- Thermo AP Test Practice Problems
- AP Multiple Choice Practice #6
- Heat of Combustion: Magnesium Lab
- Hess' Law Lab
- Read 19.7 do problems 79, 96, 100 and 108
- Read 19.1-6 do problems 1, 11, 29, 41, 53b, 53d, 59b, 73
- Read 5.1-6 do problems 11, 15, 27, 31, 39, 43, 53.
Wednesday, 1/4/17
- We'll start back from break by taking a look at the last bit of notes for thermodynamics. We'll take a closer look at entropy and free energy and finish it all off by taking a look at how free energy and equilibrium are related.
- All of the problems for Thermodynamics have been assigned already. I'd like to see everyone turn in the thermo problems from the book, the guided learning activities and the AP practice materials by the end of the week since I won't see you again until next week when we'll start the next unit.
Winter Break Assignment
- I'm posting a few options for Guided Learning Activities here. I'd like you to go through at least one to turn in after the break. If you'd like to do more, you are more than welcome! Also take a look at four or five of the integrated exercises from the back of chapters 5 and 19.
- Guided Learning Activities:
Wednesday, 12/14/16
- Come to class ready for the Heat of Combustion: Magnesium Lab. This lab, with your final calculations and results will be due on Wednesday after the break--as a group.
- Assignments DUE today:
Monday, 12/12/16
- We will use today to finish up the notes we started on Friday and we'll wrap up with a discussion on the relationship between equilibrium constants and free energy changes.
- Homework is from the book: Read 19.7 do problems 79, 96, 100 and 108. (I found one minor error in the back of the book solutions on question 108c)
Friday, 12/9/16
- Today we'll be working through some of the introductory notes on Thermodynamics.
- Homework is from the book: Read 19.1-6 (you need to really read these sections...there is more depth than what we covered in Gen Chem) do problems 1, 11, 29, 41, 53b, 53d, 59b, 73
- Assignments DUE today:
- HW Packet Week 14
- 5.1-6 do problems 11, 15, 27, 31, 39, 43, 53.
- HW Packet Week 14
Wednesday, 12/7/16
- Hess's Law Lab--this write up will be due next week on Thursday. Everyone should do their own write-up.
Monday, 12/5/16
- Today we will go over the intro to Thermochemistry and Thermodynamics.
- Homework is from the book: Read 5.1-6 do problems 11, 15, 27, 31, 39, 43, 53.
- Next class we'll be doing the Hess's Law Lab. Read through the lab instructions and do the pre-lab before you come to class.
- Thermo AP Test Practice Problems
- AP Multiple Choice Practice #6
Wednesday, 11/30/16
- Solutions Unit Test
- Assignments DUE today:
Monday, 11/28/16
- Today will be a review day for us. I would recommend that you look through some of the unassigned problems from the chapters we have covered and tackle five more problems that look interesting to you in addition to completing the AP Practice and Multiple Choice assignments.
Monday, 11/21/16
- Today we will be doing the Beer's Law Lab. Come to class with the pre-lab questions completed and the data table calculations finished. This lab will use the solutions and dilutions info we discussed in class before the break.
- This lab should be written up as a group and will be due next week on Wed...this does not need a full write-up but you do need to make sure you answer all of the questions--including the extra one I added in class!
- If you did not turn in HW Week 11 last Friday...that should be turned in today.
Friday, 11/18/16
- Today we will take a look at some practice problems with solubility equilibria. It will likely be most useful to dig into the work that you did for the Ch 17 bookwork. Be sure to have all problems attempted and come with questions that came up as you worked. ICE Tables are extremely important to be able to use in many AP Chemistry problems. We will take some time today to make sure that everyone is comfortable with using them!
- Assignments DUE today:
- HW Packet Week 11
- Ch 13.1-5 do problems 7, 15, 17, 41, 59, 75
- Ch 17.1, 4-7 do problems 8, 51, 55, 65, and 73
- HW Packet Week 11
Wednesday, 11/16/16
- Today we'll talk about solubility equilibria. This will connect some concepts about solutions to some of the equilibrium ideas that we worked on when you were in General Chemistry.
- Homework is from the book: Read 17.1, 4-7 do problems 8, 51, 55, 65, and 73. Problem 55 is missing a unit...it should be "grams."
- Determining the Empirical Formula of Copper Iodide lab write-up is due today as a group.
Monday, 11/14/16
- Today we began the Solutions Unit.
- Homework is to read 13.1-5 do problems 7, 15, 17, 41, 59, 75.
- Solutions AP Practice Problems
- AP Multiple Choice Practice #5
Wednesday, 11/9/16
- Stoichiometry Unit Test--We'll take the test during the second half of class. Come prepared with review questions for the first half.
- Assignments DUE today:
- Stoichiometry AP Practice Problems
- AP Multiple Choice Practice #4
- HW Packet Week 10
- Chapter 3 problems 69, 77 and Chapter 4 problems 19, 24, 25
- Chapter 3 problems 107a, 109; Chapter 4 problems 99, 106, 112
Monday, 11/7/16
- First we will do the lab: Determining the Empirical Formula of Copper Iodide--lab data will be collected in class. You will have time to run 2 or three trials. If you use your time efficiently, you should be able to do a good deal of the calculations to analyze your data in class too!
- This will be our first full lab write-up of the year. We'll talk a bit about full write-ups in class and you can use this Guide to Writing a Scientific Lab Report to assist you. THIS LAB MAY BE WRITTEN UP AS A GROUP!
- Reports are due (one per group) next week on Wednesday.
- We'll use the last 15-20 minutes of class to go over one or two problems from the AP Practice. You should have them all attempted by today so this time will provide a good opportunity to answer any questions that have come up while you worked on the problems.
- Homework is from the book: Chapter 3 problems 107a, 109; Chapter 4 problems 99, 106, 112.
- This is a short unit...the unit test will be next class!
Wednesday, 11/2/16
- Today we will revisit a number of old and familiar topics. This unit should feel like review so we'll spend more time during this unit looking at application in the laboratory and working with practice problems to see how stoich fits into an AP level question.
- Homework is from the book: Read Chapters 3 and 4 in their entirety....just skim through parts that you are familiar with but read more carefully through the material that seems less familiar. Chapter 3 problems 69, 77 and Chapter 4 problems 19, 24, 25.
- Next class, we will be doing the Determining the Empirical Formula of Copper Iodide. Read through the lab instructions before you come to class on the day of the lab. You should come to class that day with a data table prepared for the lab. I should be able to tell from the data table alone that you know what the procedure for the lab is asking you to do. This lab will be our first formal lab write-up and we'll talk a bit more about what that means on the lab day.
- AP Multiple Choice Practice #4
- Stoichiometry AP Practice Problems--I actually want you to have this done sooner than usual this unit. The first two problems should be completed by Friday. The entire problem set should be complete by the beginning of next week.
Monday, 10/31/16
- Bonding Unit Test!--We'll do review for the first half of class...test will be during the second half.
- Homework DUE today:
- You may want to get a jump on the homework from the book that is due on Friday. It should be familiar material that you can get going on well before we go over the notes.
Wednesday 10/26/16
- HW--Week 8 is due today:
- Ch 8 and 9 problems 8.7, 41, 47, 63, and 9.31
- Molecular Models Lab
- Hydridization will be the focus of our work today. We need to reconcile our observations of molecular geometries with our understanding of electron orbitals...hybrid orbitals will do that for us. We will also discuss how we can be a little more refined when we talk about how atoms are bonded together.
- Homework is from the book: Read 9.4-6 do problems 5, 51, 55, 59, 65, 67
- The Bonding Unit Test will be next week on Monday.
Monday, 10/24/16
- Today we'll look at a bunch of Lewis Structures with the Molecular Models Lab. This one is a pretty easy one to finish quickly so you should be able to turn this in next class.
- We will talk a bit today about drawing Lewis Structures and deciding what the best option is when you have multiple possibilities. This will involve a looking at Formal Charge, Coordinate Covalent Bonds, and Conjugation.
- If we have time today we will begin digging into hybridization.
Wednesday, 10/19/16
- HW--Week 7 is due today:
- Ch 8 problems 17, 19, 26, 27, 81
- Today we will look at electronegativity, VSEPR, and IMAF.
- Homework is from the book: Read 8.7-9 and 9.1-3 do problems 8.7, 41, 47, 63, and 9.31
- VSEPR Geometries Table--Make sure you fix the errors on the side with the diagrams of the different geometries!
- Monday of next week will be discussing the major new topic for this unit. To prepare for our look at orbital hybridization and bonding, take a look at Ch 9 sections 4 through 6. Seeing the diagrams and just doing one quick pass through will introduce you to the vocabulary for this topic and will make the discussion in class more efficient and effective!
Monday, 10/17/16
- We'll begin the Bonding Unit today. We'll talk about the three main types of bonding: ionic, covalent, and metallic. For ionic bonds, we'll need to think often about their crystal lattice structure. The energy of bonds is also going to prove to be an interesting subject during this unit and we will start by looking at the energies of ionic structures with a look into Lattice Energies.
- Homework is from the book: Read 8.1-2 do problems 17, 19, 26, 27, 81.
- Multiple Choice Practice Assignment #3
- Bonding AP Test Practice Problems
Wednesday, 10/12/16
- Today we'll take the Atomic Theory and Periodicity Test during the second half of class after some review time to start things off!
- Quite a few things due today: (Please turn them all in separately...not stapled together.
Monday, 10/10/16
- We wrapped up Friday's class with a quick discussion of Effective Nuclear Charge and Periodic Trends. We'll discuss those a bit more today.
- Today we'll look at a specific method for collecting data about Ionization Energies. The method is called Photo Electron Spectroscopy (PES). This is something that is specifically mentioned in the AP Curriculum but the cool thing about it is that there are a bunch of different tests that chemists use that work on the same principles. Today, we'll look at some data, learn how it is collected, and start to think about what it tells us.
- We may even have a bit of time today to devote to practice and review.
- Be sure to be wrapping up Atomic Theory and Periodicity AP Test Practice Problems and Multiple Choice Practice Assignment #2
Friday, 10/7/16
- HW--Week 5 is due:
- Ch 6 problems 2, 29, 33, 35, 43a, b, c
- Ch 6 problems 49, 59, 61, 71, 76.
- Today we'll take a look at how we can use light to measure energy changes for electrons with the Atomic Spectra Lab. This lab will be due on Wednesday.
- You'll hopefully remember a bit about Periodic Trends (remember Zeff???) from Gen Chem. They will be the focus of our notes for the day.
Wednesday, 10/5/16
- Today we will finish up our look at the quantum model of the atom. We'll also talk a bit about electron configurations. Electron configurations were a big part of talking about atomic structure back in Gen Chem so they should be more or less familiar but we do need to deal with a few exceptions and we'll take a look more deeply at how the electrons fill the shells.
- Homework is from the book: Read 6.5-9 do problems 49, 59, 61, 71, 76.
Monday, 10/3/16
- The next unit we will be covering is Atomic Structure and Periodicity. We'll start today with a look at the quantum model of the atom and some of the evidence for it. We'll largely be starting out by thinking about light. Then we'll move some of those ideas that we can use to describe light over to describe matter and particles.
- Homework is from the book: Read 6.1-4 do problems 2, 29, 33, 35, 43a, b, c.
- Multiple Choice Practice Assignment #2
- Atomic Theory and Periodicity AP Test Practice Problems
Wednesday, 9/28/16
- Atoms, Molecules, Ions Unit Test
- HW--Week 4 is due:
- AP Test Practice Problems
- Multiple Choice Practice Assignment #1
- Ch 2 problems 15, 101, 103, Ch 3 problems 43, 49.
Monday, 9/26/16
- I'd like to spend today reviewing for the test in a way that will benefit you for the AP Test in the spring. We'll take a look at a set of AP Test Practice Problems that we'll work through together as well as in small groups.
- There may or may not be a small quiz on naming today that you should probably be prepared for just in case it happens.
Friday, 9/23/16
- HW for Week 3 is due today:
- Chapter 10 problems 7, 58, 63, 85 (a and b), 108
- Chapter 2 problems 4, 11, 65, 72, 85
- Chapter 2 problems 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 73
- Today we will work on some polyatomic ion practice. Mahjong Chem is a good game to help you work on polyatomics and it is free for android and apple.
- Empirical and Molecular Formulas will wrap up the new content for this unit. Be sure to start making sure that you are ready for the unit test that we'll be taking on Friday. Make sure that you are well practiced on all of the various forms of nomenclature that we have been working with during this unit.
- Homework: Ch 2 problems 15, 101, 103, Ch 3 problems 43, 49.
Wednesday, 9/21/16
- Millikan's Oil Drop Experiment Lab--write up is due individually next week on Wednesday.
- We should have a bit of time today to clean up any content that we didn't completely cover on Monday.
- Homework: Chapter 2 problems 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 73
Monday, 9/19/16
- Gases Unit Test! Woo Hoo!!! (First half of class)
- During the second half of class we will start in on our Atoms, Molecules and Ions Unit. We will also take a few minutes to take a pre-test that I will be using for the goals that I set for my own teaching evaluation.
- Just a quick reminder: To help with the cost of running AP Chem there is a $25 lab fee. The fee is completely optional but if that is something that fits in the budget I would appreciate
- Today we will review some old info on Atomic Structure and take a look at some of the experiments that were done to help develop our understanding of the make-up of the atom.
- Homework: Read 2.1-7 (just skim through them it should mostly be familiar), be super awesome at the naming in 2.8. Do problems 4, 11, 65, 72, 85.
- Next class we will be doing the Millikan's Oil Drop Experiment Lab. Read through the lab instructions and make a data table in your notebook before you come to class on Wed.
- Multiple Choice Practice Assignment #1
- AP Test Practice Problems
Wednesday, 9/14/16
- We'll wrap up notes on gases today. We should have a bit of time in class to work through some practice problems and answer any questions.
- Homework: Read 10.6, 8 do problems 7, 58, 63, 85 (a and b), 108
- Homework for Week 2 is Due Today:
- Read 10.1-5, 7, 9 do problems 4, 13, 27, 41, 83
Monday, 9/12/16
- Today we'll work on the Determining the Molar Mass of a Volatile Liquid Lab. This lab write-up will be due, individually, on Wed, 9/21.
Friday, 9/9/16
- We are going to start AP with a unit that we don't touch on much in General Chemistry but one that is pretty intuitive based on your prior experiences. Good or bad, we've all had plenty of experience with Gases!
- Homework for tonight is from the book: Read 10.1-5, 7, 9 do problems 4, 13, 27, 41, 83
- We'll do our first lab on Monday. Read through the instructions for Determining the Molar Mass of a Volatile Liquid and start thinking about what data you need to collect. Come to class with a data table ready to go!
Wednesday, 9/7/16
- Welcome to AP Chemistry! We have gotten a lot of new exciting things to try this year in class. For the first day, we'll be trying out the new iPad carts to collect some of the information that we usually email on the first day.
- We'll jump right in with a homework assignment. This one is a Review Worksheet of content from Gen Chem that I am sure is already a part of your soul...we'll just dust it off a bit after the summer break! :)
- Please fill out this Google Form to tell me a little about yourself.
- Read and sign the Class Syllabus.
- Print, read, and then sign the Safety Contract. Have your parents sign this as well. Signed contracts are to be returned to class prior to participating in lab activities.
- If you didn't already get it to me in the Google form...send me an email (be sure to indicate who you are and which class period you are in) so that I can enter it into the grade book. Ryan.Kanter@corvallis.k12.or.us.
- If you didn't already get it to me in the Google form...have your parents send me an email so that I can place it in the grade book as well. You can include your parent's email in your email as long as it is a working email address.
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