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Advanced Placement (AP) Chemistry is designed to give students the equivalent of a full-year (two semesters) general chemistry course that is typically taken during their first year of college. Students will attain a depth of understanding of fundamentals and a reasonable competence in dealing with chemical problems. Suggestions to students for studying the material include: 1) Reading the assigned material before it is discussed in class, 2) Taking notes and actively participating during class discussions, teacher lectures/presentations, and laboratories 3) Using the text to study and further understand all of the information presented and discussed during lectures and laboratories. Students should implement these suggestions for studying on a daily basis. Students should not fall behind with their preparation and studying of the material.
Prerequisites
Students must have successfully completed a first course in high school chemistry.
Textbook [CR1]
Zumdahl, S. S. & Zumdahl, S. A. (2007).Chemistry, seventh edition. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.
Supplemental Materials for Students
Chemistry: Interactive CD-ROM; AP Insight by the College Board (online; login required)
Ohn-Sabatello, T., Morlan, J., and Knoespel, S., Fast Track to a 5: Preparing for the AP Chemistry Examination
Zumdahl, S. S. Solving equilibrium problems with applications to qualitative analysis
Hall, J. F. Experimental Chemistry, seventh edition
The College Board, AP Chemistry Guided-Inquiry Experiments: Applying the Science Practices
Foglino, P., The Princeton Review Cracking the AP Chemistry Exam
ONLINE - College Board’s AP Classroom/MyAP - contains practice questions similar to the test
ONLINE - Our district uses albert.io - practice questions to build skills and competencies
Grading
Board of Education Policy states that teachers must determine marking period grades for Advanced Placement courses using the following formula:
75% Major Assessments (Tests, Major Laboratory Assignments/Reports, Laboratory Portfolio and Presentation)
25% Minor Assessments (Quizzes, Problem Sets, Minor Lab Activities)
Course Outline
The following outline will serve as a guide towards the AP Chemistry exam, which will be administered in May 6, 2025 (Tuesday 8am).
Chapters and Topics in Zumdahl Chemistry
Classroom Activities, Lab Activity Title and Science Practice Skills Acquired
Chapter 3 Stoichiometry (8 days)
Mole and Molar Mass
Percent Composition of, and Determining Formula of Compound
Predicting Products and Balancing Equations
Amounts of Products and Reactants
Limiting Reactant
TEST #2 Sept 18, 2024
Chapter 4 Types of Chemical Reaction and Solution Stoichiometry (13 days)
Composition of Solutions: Molarity and Dilutions
Precipitation Reactions
Acid-Base Reactions
Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
Balancing Redox Equations
Writing Net Ionic Equations
TEST #3 Sep 26, 2024
Lab Activity #1: Using the Principle That Each Substance Has Unique Properties to Purify a Mixture: An Experiment Applying Green Chemistry to Purification (College Board)
Guided-Inquiry Lab #2: How much Acid Is in Fruit Juice and Soft Drinks? (College Board)
Guided-Inquiry Lab #3: How Can We Determine the Actual Percentage of H2O2 in a Drugstore Bottle of Hydrogen Peroxide?
Guided-Inquiry Lab #4: What is the Relationship Between the Concentration of a Solution and the Amount of Transmitted Light Through the Solution? (College Board)
Students use molecular models to demonstrate chemical reactions and create corresponding particulate drawings.
Chapter 2 Review Atoms, Molecules, Ions
Atomic Structure
Isotopes and Average Atomic Mass
Chapter 7 Review Atomic Structure and Periodicity
Quantum Mechanical Model
Electron Configuration
Periodic Trends
Photoelectron Spectroscopy
(total 7 days)
Students write electron configuration consistent with given photoelectron spectroscopy data.
Chapter 8 Review
Bonding: General Concepts
Types of Chemical Bonds - metallic, ionic, covalent, network covalent
Electronegativity
Bond polarity and Dipole Moment
Bond Dissociation energy and Lattice Energy
Lewis Structures
Resonance
VSEPR Model
Chapter 9 Review
Covalent Bonding: Orbitals
Hybridization
Chapter 10 Review
Liquids and Solids
Intermolecular Forces
Bond versus molecular polarity
Properties of Liquids
Structures of Solids
(total 12 days)
Lab Activity #15: What's In That Bottle? Qualitative Analysis and Chemical Bonding (College Board)
Guided-Inquiry Lab #16: Sticky Question: How Do You Separate Molecules That Are Attracted to One Another? (College Board)
Students draw Lewis structures of given molecules and from these drawings predict the geometry, hybridization, and polarity.
Students compare/contrast properties of similar compounds and explain these properties in terms of structure.
TEST #4 Oct 17, 2024
Chapter 6 Thermochemistry
(5 days)
Enthalpy and Calorimetry
Specific Heat
Hess's Law
Standard Enthalpies of Formation
Chapter 12 Kinetics (6 days)
Concept of Rate of Reaction
Rate Law Expression
Use of Experimental Data and Graphical Analysis to determine reactant order
Integrated Rate Law
Energy of Activation, Catalysts
Reaction Mechanisms
TEST #5 Oct 30, 2024
Guided-Inquiry Lab #5: The Hand Warmer Design Challenge: Where Does the Heat Come From? (College Board)
Guided-Inquiry Lab #6: What is the Rate Law of the Fading of Crystal Violet Using Beer's Law? (College Board)
Guided-Inquiry Lab #7: How Long Will That Marble Statue Last? (College Board)
Chapter 5 Gases (4 days)
Gas Laws, Ideal Gas Law
Gas Stoichiometry
Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases
Effusion and Diffusion
Chemistry in the Atmosphere
Chapter 13 Chemical Equilibrium
(7 days)
The Equilibrium Condition
Equilibrium Constant Kc & Kp
Use of ICE tables to solve Kc,Kp
Conversion between Kc, Kp
Le Chatelier's Principle
TEST #1 Nov 19, 2024 (start of MP2)
Lab Activity #8: Molar Mass of a Volatile Liquid by the Vapor density Method (Lab Manual by Hall)
Lab Activity #9: Spectrophotometric Determination of an Equilibrium Constant (Iron (III) Thiocyanate complex) (Lab Manual by Hall)
Guided-Inquiry Lab #10:Can We Make the Colors of the Rainbow? An Application of Le Chatelier's Principle (College Board)
Chapter 14 Acids and Bases
(10 days)
Nature of Acids and Bases- Arrhenius, Bronsted-Lowry
Strength of Acids and Bases
pH and pOH, Ka and Kb
Calculating ph of strong and weak acids and bases
Auto-ionization of water and Kw
Acid-Base Properties of Salts
Effect of Structure on acid-base properties
Acid-base Properties of Oxides
Strategy for solving acid-base problems: A Summary
TEST #2 Dec 5, 2024
Chapter 15 Applications of Aqueous Equilibria (8 days)
Common Ion Effect
Buffered Solutions
Titrations and pH Curves
Acid-Base Indicators
Precipitation Equilibria Ksp
Precipitation and Qualitative Analysis
TEST #3 Dec 18, 2024
Lab Activity #11: Determination of Ka by Half Titration of a Weak Acid, pH of Salt Solutions and Properties of Buffered Solutions (Lab Manual by Hall)
Lab Activity #12: How do the Structure and the Initial Concentration of an Acid and a Base Influence the pH of the Resultant Solution During a Titration? (Creating and Analyzing Titration Curves using pH Probe and Interface) (College Board)
Lab Activity #13: What Makes Hard Water Hard? (College Board)
Chapter 16 Spontaneity, Entropy, and Free Energy (4 days)
Spontaneous Processes and Entropy
Free Energy and Chemical Reactions; Gibbs-Helmholtz Equation
Dependence of Free Energy on Pressure
Free Energy and Equilibrium
Chapter 17 Electrochemistry
(6 days)
Galvanic and Electrolytic Cells
Nernst equation
TEST #4 Chapters 16&17 Jan 7, 2025
Lab Activity #14: Chemical Cells: Electromotive Series, Experimental Voltage, Effect of Concentration on Cell Potential (Lab Manual by Hall)
Students observe teacher's demonstration of different redox reactions and write the appropriate reduction and oxidation half reactions.
Students investigate and report how a fuel cell provide power for cars. Students should also evaluate its practicality by giving the advantages / disadvantages and challenges faced by scientists in implementing this technology.
TEST #5 Lab Practical Jan 23, 2025
FINAL EXAM Jan 29 & 30, 2025
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