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Week 17

Thursday, 5/30

• 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. I just want to give you lots of opportunities for practice if you want it.

TuESDAY, 6/4

• 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.

MonDAY, 6/3

• Today we talked about condensation reactions.  We focused mainly on the production of amides to link amino acids together.  

• You will want to be able to use (but do not need to memorize!) the table of alpha-amino acids. 

Week 16

Thursday, 5/30

• 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 is the Reactions of Alkenes WS--DUE NEXT CLASS

TuESDAY, 5/28

• 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 CLASS

• Homework is to work on recognizing your functional groups.

Weeks 13-14

5/6-5/17 -- AP TEsting Weeks

• We made it!  AP Test is 5/6 at noon in the library.  Make sure you check the email that you got that lays out when to arrive and what to bring/not to bring.

• The morning of the test, we'll just have more opportunity for review during class time.  

• We won't do any new content during most of the testing weeks.  We'll start into naming organic compounds on Thursday, 5/16.

Week 12

4/29-5/3 -- Review Week 5

• This week will continue on AP Test Review. We'll start off class each day with a bit of something to think about or review together and then will have time to do a bit of work on your own or with a small group most days.

• Each week you will need to turn in 15 review problems from old AP Tests. (DUE FRIDAY) -- If you are aiming for a score of 5 on the AP Test, I would recommend aiming for more like 20 problems each week.

  • This week I recommend focusing on topics that could use a bit more focus for you.

  • Feel free to use materials beyond just the review book that I have provided.

  • 10 MC problems (you can find old tests online...use 2013 and on) = 1 FRQ

  • Assignments DUE at the end of the week:

    • Review Week 5  (15 problems of your choosing)

  • AP TEST IS ON MONDAY NEXT WEEK!  Do some chem practice each day this week but take off either Saturday or Sunday!

Week 11

4/22-4/26 -- Review Week 4

• This week will continue on AP Test Review. We'll start off class each day with a bit of something to think about or review together and then will have time to do a bit of work on your own or with a small group most days.

• Just 10 problems this week for our assignment because we are adding in the Determination of the Equilibrium Constant for Iron Thiocyanate Lab.  -- If you are aiming for a score of 5 on the AP Test, I would still recommend hitting at least 15.

  • This week I recommend focusing on Acids and Bases, Lab Procedure, and start focusing on topics that could use a bit more focus for you.

  • Feel free to use materials beyond just the review book that I have provided.

  • 10 MC problems (you can find old tests online...use 2013 and on) = 1 FRQ

  • Assignments DUE at the end of the week:

    • Review Week 4 (10 problems of your choosing)

Week 10

4/15-4/19 -- Review Week 3

• This week will continue on AP Test Review. We'll start off class each day with a bit of something to think about or review together and then will have time to do a bit of work on your own or with a small group most days.

• Each week you will need to turn in 15 review problems from old AP Tests. (DUE FRIDAY) -- If you are aiming for a score of 5 on the AP Test, I would recommend aiming for more like 20 problems each week.

  • This week I recommend focusing on Solutions, Thermo, Stoich, Redox

  • Feel free to use materials beyond just the review book that I have provided.

  • 10 MC problems (you can find old tests online...use 2013 and on) = 1 FRQ

  • Assignments DUE at the end of the week:

    • Review Week 3 (15 problems of your choosing)

Week 9

4/8-4/12 -- Review Week 2

• This week will continue on AP Test Review. We'll start off class each day with a bit of something to think about or review together and then will have time to do a bit of work on your own or with a small group most days.

• This week, we'll also do some full length test practice.   When we finish the FRQ, you can check your work here: https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-chemistry/exam

• Each week you will need to turn in 15 review problems from old AP Tests. (DUE FRIDAY) -- If you are aiming for a score of 5 on the AP Test, I would recommend aiming for more like 20 problems each week.

  • This week I recommend focusing on Multiple Choice, Equations, Equilibrium and Bonding.

  • Feel free to use materials beyond just the review book that I have provided.

  • 10 MC problems (you can find old tests online...use 2013 and on) = 1 FRQ

  • Assignments DUE at the end of the week:

    • Review Week 2 (15 problems of your choosing)

Week 8

4/1-4/5 -- Review Week 1

• This week will be devoted to getting started on AP Test Review. We'll start off class each day with a bit of something to think about or review together and then will have time to do a bit of work on your own or with a small group most days.

• Each week you will need to turn in 15 review problems from old AP Tests. (DUE FRIDAY) -- If you are aiming for a score of 5 on the AP Test, I would recommend aiming for more like 20 problems each week.

  • This week I recommend focusing on Gases, Kinetics, Atomic Theory, and Periodicity.

  • Feel free to use materials beyond just the review book that I have provided.

  • 10 MC problems (you can find old tests online...use 2013 and on) = 1 FRQ

  • Assignments DUE at the end of the week:

    • Review Week 1 (15 problems of your choosing)

Week 7

Thursday, 3/22

• Come prepared for a little bit of review time and then we'll use the last hour of class time for the Redox Unit Test

• Assignments DUE at the end of the week:

  • Homework Packet Week 7

    • Five problems of your choosing

TuESDAY, 3/19

• Today we'll wrap up any notes that need to be taken care of and then you'll have a bit of time to work on some practice questions.

• 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

• I will also give everyone a book of AP Practice problems that we'll be using to review during the next several weeks before the AP Test. I'd like you guys to dig into that book over the weekend and do 5 problems of your choosing!

• The Redox unit test will be next class!

• Homework for today is 5 problems of your choosing

Monday, 3/18

• You'll have some time today to dig into the AP Practice.

Week 6

Thursday, 3/14

• Today we will wrap up our look at corrosion and start to dig into electrolytic cells.

• Homework is from the book: Read 20.9 do problems 87, 93, 97, 100, 112

• Assignments DUE at the end of the week:

  • Homework Packet Week 6

    • Ch 20.5-8 do problems 7, 9, 51, 65, 73

    • Ch 20.9 do problems 87, 93, 97, 100, 112

Tuesday, 3/12

• 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.

Week 5

Thursday, 3/7

• 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.

• Assignments DUE at the end of the week:

  • Homework Packet Week 5

    • Ch 20.1-2 do problems 1, 13, 15, 17, 23.

    • Ch 20.3-4 do problems 4, 25, 37, 41, 43.

  • Titration of an Unknown Diprotic Acid Lab

Tuesday, 3/5

• 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).

• Homework is from the book. Read 20.1-2 do problems 1, 13, 15, 17, 23.

• Multiple Choice Practice #11

• Electrochemistry AP Practice Problems

MonDAY, 3/4   

• Acids and Bases Unit Test! 

Week 4

Thursday, 2/29

• Today we will work on the Titration of an Unknown Diprotic Acid Lab.

• Assignments DUE at the end of the week:

  • Homework Packet Week 4

    • Ch 16--77, 83, 91, 104 Ch 17--86, 90

    • (Optional) 5 problems of your choosing

Tuesday, 2/27

• Today we will wrap up our discussion of buffers and dig in more to how salts contribute to acid/base chemistry. 

• This is only a recommendation and not an assignment but...I would recommend trying to tackle a few (like 5 or so total) extra problems in the "Additional" and "Integrated" exercise sections of the book problems from Chapter 16 and 17!

MonDAY, 2/26   

• 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

Week 3

Thursday, 2/22

• 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 today.

• Homework is from the book: Read Ch 17.1-3 do problems 4, 7, 15, 23, 27, 41

• Assignments DUE at the end of the week:

  • Homework Packet Week 3

    • Ch 16.1-8 do problems 3, 13, 31, 39, 45, 61

    • Ch 17.1-3 do problems 4, 7, 15, 23, 27, 41

Tuesday, 2/20

• 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

MonDAY, 2/19   

• Equilibrium Unit Test

Week 2

Thursday, 2/15

• Today we'll wrap up any work that you need to do for the lab.  

• The rest of class will be yours for review.  You should be ready for the Equilibrium Unit Test on Monday.  

Tuesday, 2/13

• 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:

  1. 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.

  2. 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!

  3. 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.

• 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!

MonDAY, 2/12   

• Today we'll work on two things:

  1. Pick 5 problems to do from Ch 15 of the book for your practice.  Make sure at least two are from the Additional Exercises and Integrative Exercises sections.

  2. Make 500 mL of 0.1 M NaOH solution.  We'll be using that solution for the next several labs.

Week 1

Thursday, 2/8

• Today we'll clean up any notes and may even be able to get a start on the Determination of the Equilibrium Constant for Iron Thiocyanate Lab.

Tuesday, 2/6

• Kinetic Study of Thiosulfate in Acid Lab--DUE TODAY

• 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!

MonDAY, 2/5   

• 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

Week 19

Thursday, 1/25

• Today we'll be working on the Kinetic Study of Thiosulfate in Acid Lab.

• Next class will be the unit test for Kinetics. The last assignment from the book and the usual AP Practice and MC practice will be due on Mon.

• Homework is from the book: Read 14.7 do problems 85, 105, 109, 115, 122

MonDAY, 1/22     TUESDAy, 1/23

• We'll spend the beginning of this week reviewing Rates, Orders, and Reaction mechanisms. 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.  

Week 17

THURSDAY, 1/11

• Today we will continue from where we left off on last class. We'll look a bit more 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

• HW--Week 17 is due by the end of the week:

  • Ch 14.1-4 do problems 19, 21, 39, 49

  • Ch 14.5-6 do problems 12, 35, 37, 51, 61

TUESday, 1/9 

• Today we'll keep going on the Kinetics material that we started on Monday.  

• Homework is from the book: Read 14.1-4 do problems 19, 21, 39, 49.

Monday, 1/8

• 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.

• Kinetics AP Practice Problems

• Multiple Choice Practice #8--another short one!

Week 16

THURSDAY, 1/4

• Thermo Unit Test

TUESday, 1/2 

• We will use today to review a few things from before the break 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)

DURING WINTER BREAK!!!

• Over the break I want you to take a look at a few things to keep your chemistry mind nice and nimble.

  • I want you to work through at least two Guided Learnings. These are all topics that we have already covered...the GL is good review!

    • YOU'LL NEED TO LOG INTO GOOGLE USING YOUR CV STUDENT ID IN ORDER TO DOWNLOAD THE FILES.

      • • Net Ionic Equations

        • Photoelectron Spectroscopy

        • Work, Equilibrium, and Free Energy

Week 15

THURSDAY, 12/14

• Hess's Law Lab--this write up will be due on Thursday when we get back from break. Everyone should do their own write-up.

TUESday, 12/12 

• Today we will clean up the Thermo notes that we have covered up to this point.  

• 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.

MONDAY, 12/11

• Today we'll be working through some of the introductory notes on Thermodynamics.  We'll focus on the different ways that we can calculate the energy changes that accompany a chemical reaction.

• 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

Week 14

THURSDAY, 12/7

• 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. 

• Thermo AP Test Practice Problems 

• AP Multiple Choice Practice #6

TUESday, 12/5  

• Solutions Unit Test!

MONDAY, 12/4

• Today we will be wrapping up the Beer's Law Lab. 

Week 13

THURSDAY, 11/30

• Today we will be doing the Beer's Law Lab. Come to class with the pre-lab questions wrapped up and an idea for your plan of attack!  This lab will use the solutions and dilutions info we have talked about in class.

• The QC concentration of "nickel (II) sulfate" is 0.152M.

• You'll need to have Graphical Analysis loaded on your chromebook.  If it isnt already there, you can use THIS LINK to go to the site to load it onto your school google account. 

• Solutions Unit Test will be on Monday!

• I've made the Week 11 homework pack due at the end of this week so if you have been fiddling with those problems a bit, that's OK!  But make sure that things are all wrapped up and your questions cleared up by the end of the week. :)

TUESday, 11/28

• Today we'll go over a couple of things:

  1. We'll go over that Chapter 17 problem 65 so that everyone is feeling as comfortable as possible with ICE tables and complex ions.

  2. We'll learn about Beer's Law.  A method using standard solutions to figure out the concentration of an unknown solution.  

Week 12

Monday, 11/20    TUESDAY, 11/21

• Today we will be wrapping up the solubility equilibria content we have been covering.  We have one more major thing to cover and that is what to do when you have mutliple equilibria happening all together.  You have already covered a question like this in your bookwork (Ch 17 problem 65).  I would like everyone to go back and look at that one again! 

• We will also cover the process of making solutions both from a concentrated stock and from mixing a solid solute into a liquid solvent.

• Homework this week is Ch 17.1, 4-7 do problems 8, 51, 55, 65, and 73

Week 11

THURSDAY, 11/16

• 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!

• HW Packet Week 11 is due by the end of the week:

  1. • 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

• Determining the Empirical Formula of Copper Iodide lab write-up is due today as a group.

TUESday, 11/14

• 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."

Monday, 11/13

• 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

Week 10

THURSday, 11/9

• 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 Thursday.

• 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.

• Homework DUE at the end of this week:

  • Chapter 3 problems 69, 77 and Chapter 4 problems 19, 24, 25.

  • Chapter 3 problems 107a, 109; Chapter 4 problems 99, 106, 112

TUESday, 11/7

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 NEXT CLASS. The entire problem set should be complete by the beginning of next week.

Week 9

Tuesday, 10/31

• Bonding Unit Test!

• Homework DUE today:

  • Multiple Choice Practice Assignment #3

  • Bonding AP Test Practice Problems

Monday, 10/30

• I'd like you to dig into the bonding topics a bit more. The most obvious way to get a bit more practice is with the AP Practice and MC practice problems. You should work on those! I will also have a few options for Guided Learning Activities for you to pick up in class (I'd like you to do at least two of the four available):

  1. Types of Bonds

  2. Polar and Non-Polar Molecules

  3. Properties of Covalent Bonds

  4. Mass Spectroscopy

     1. • If you are having trouble opening these links...log into google using your student login (like you would use to log in to a computer at school) and then retry clicking the link.

Week 8

THursday, 10/26

• Today will be for wrapping up some details about Formal Charge, Coordinate Covalent Bonds, and Conjugation.

• We'll also spend a bit of time practicing with some examples of how we can discuss bonding and intermolecular forces by looking at characteristics of some substances.  

• HW--Week 8 is due by the end of the week:

  • Ch 9 problems 5, 51, 55, 59, 65, 67

Tuesday, 10/24

• Today we'll wrap up our discussion of hybridization.  You should be fully able to nail down those book problems now.  

• Also really start focusing on getting the AP Practice and MC work taken care of.

Monday, 10/23

• 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

• Molecular Models Lab--DUE TODAY

Week 7

THursday, 10/19

• 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

• Molecular Models Lab--DUE TODAY

• HW--Week 7 is due by the end of the week:

  • Ch 8 and 9 problems 8.7, 41, 47, 63, and 9.31

  • Ch 9 problems 5, 51, 55, 59, 65, 67

Tuesday, 10/17

• I imagine we'll have a bit of wrapping up to do from Monday's class today.  We'll take care of that and then get to our "lab."

• It is important to be able to think about bonding using Lewis Structures when appropriate. Let's 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.

Monday, 10/16

• 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!

• Later on, we 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!

Week 6

THursday, 10/12

• 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

• HW--Week 6 is due at the end of this week:

  • Ch 8 problems 17, 19, 26, 27, 81

Tuesday, 10/10

• Today we'll take the Atomic Theory and Periodicity Test during the second half of class after some review time to start things off!

• Be sure to turn your AP Test Practice assignments in on Canvas

  • Multiple Choice Practice Assignment #2

  • Atomic Theory and Periodicity AP Test Practice Problems

Week 5

THursday, 10/5

• 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.

• Units Test for Atoms, Molecules, and Ions AND Atomic Theory/Periodicity will  be next class.

• HW--Week 5 is due at the end of this week:

  • Ch 6 problems 2, 29, 33, 35, 43a, b, c

  • Ch 6 problems 49, 59, 61, 71, 76

Tuesday, 10/3

• 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 Tuesday next week.

• 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.

• Be sure to be wrapping up Atomic Theory and Periodicity AP Test Practice Problems and Multiple Choice Practice Assignment #2.  

  • The AP Practice problems for this unit are GREAT practice for working with and explaining periodic trends.  Get on them today so that you can find any problems that you'll want a little help with.

Monday, 10/2

• 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.

Week 4

THursday, 9/27

• 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

• HW for Week 4 is due at the end of this week:

  • Ch 2 problems 15, 101, 103, Ch 3 problems 43, 49.

  • Multiple Choice Practice Assignment #1

  • AP Test Practice Problems 

Tuesday, 9/25

• 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.

• Homework: Ch 2 problems 15, 101, 103, Ch 3 problems 43, 49.

Monday, 9/24

• Today we will be doing the Millikan's Oil Drop Experiment Lab--Writeup is due next week on Tuesday.  I recommend that you do all of the data analysis for this one in Excel or Sheets!

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Week 3

THursday, 9/20

• Today we will work on some polyatomic ion practice.

• Empirical and Molecular Formulas will wrap up the new content for this unit. Make sure that you are well practiced on all of the various forms of nomenclature that we have been working with during this unit.

• We should have a bit of time today to clean up any content that we didn't completely cover last class.

• 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 Fri.

• Homework: Chapter 2 problems 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 73

• HW for Week 3 is due at the end of this week:

  • Chapter 2 problems 4, 11, 65, 72, 85

  • Chapter 2 problems 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 73

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Tuesday, 9/19

• 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 is likely mostly pretty familiar), be super awesome at the naming in 2.8. Do problems 4, 11, 65, 72, 85.

• Determining the Molar Mass of a Volatile Liquid--individual write-up is due today.

• AP TEST PRACTICE-- These two practice assignments will be due with the unit test.  There are practice problems from Gases here so you can see what those look like.  The others are asking you to write BCEs and then answer a question about the reaction.  Look at those and do what you can...but they cover a lot of material that may feel a little rusty or unfamiliar.  In the cases where you feel like you don't know how to answer the BCE and/or follow-up questions, just make sure that you can write out any of the names from formulas or formulas from names!  

  • Multiple Choice Practice Assignment #1

  • AP Test Practice Problems 

Monday, 9/18

• Gases Unit Test!

Week 2

THursday, 9/14

• 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

• The unit test for Gases will be on Monday!

• Homework for Week 2 is Due at the end of this week:

  • Read 10.1-5, 7, 9 do problems 4, 13, 27, 41, 83

  • Read 10.6, 8 do problems 7, 58, 63, 85 (a and b), 108

Tuesday, 9/12

• Today we'll work on the Determining the Molar Mass of a Volatile Liquid Lab. This lab write-up will be due, individually, on Tue, 9/19.

Monday, 9/11

• Today we'll wrap up some notes from last week, and dig into some of the handy consequences of the things we learned about gas relationships and the ways that gas particles are moving around.  

• We'll cover a few important things to think about when you are working on homework for AP Chem.

• We have our first lab next class: Determining the Molar Mass of a Volatile Liquid.  Be sure to have read the instructions before you get to class on Tuesday.  Think about what things you'll need to have as data in order to answer the lab's main question.  Getting a rough draft data table ready to go is  agreat way to prep for a lab.

Week 1

THursday, 9/7

• 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 Tuesday next week.  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!

Tuesday, 9/5

• Welcome to AP Chemistry!  We have gotten a lot of new exciting things to try this year in class.  

• 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! :)  It is OK if things are a little dusty but we should work on things if it is!

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