Princeton Review AP Chemistry Prep, 2022: 4 Practice Tests + Complete Content Review + Strategies & Techniques

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Make sure you’re studying with the most up-to-date prep materials! Look for the newest edition of this title, The Princeton Review AP Chemistry Prep, 2023 (ISBN: 9780593450710, on-sale August 2022).

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780525570585
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	08/03/2021
Series:	College Test Preparation: AP
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.70(h) x 1.30(d)

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Table of Contents

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Part I Using This Book to Improve Your AP Score 1

Preview Activity: Your Knowledge, Your Expectations 2

Your Guide to Using This Book 2

How to Begin 3

Part II Practice Test 1 7

Practice Test 1 9

Practice Test 1: Answers and Explanations 35

Part III About the AP Chemistry Exam 47

The Structure of the AP Chemistry Exam 48

Overview of Content Topics 48

How AP Exams Are Used 49

Other Resources 49

Designing Your Study Plan 50

Part IV Test-Taking Strategies for the AP Chemistry Exam 51

1 How to Approach Multiple-Choice Questions 53

2 How to Approach Free-Response Questions 57

Part V Content Review for the AP Chemistry Exam 61

Unit 1: Atomic Structure and Properties 63

The Periodic Table 64

Moles 66

Coulomb's Law 70

Photoelectron Spectroscopy 71

Configuration Rules 73

Predicting Ionic Charges 74

Periodic Trends 75

Unit 1 Questions 79

Unit 1 Answers and Explanations 86

Unit 2: Molecular and Ionic Compound Structure and Properties 91

Bonds Overview 92

Ionic Bonds 92

Metallic Bonds 93

Molecular Covalent Bonding 93

Conductivity 95

Lewis Dot Structures 96

Unit 2 Questions 104

Unit 2 Answers and Explanations 108

Unit 3: Intermodular Forces and Properties 111

Polarity 112

Intermodular Forces 113

Vapor Pressure 116

Solution Separation 117

Kinetic Molecular Theory 120

Maxwell-Boltzmann Diagrams 121

Effusion 122

The Ideal Gas Equation 123

Dalton's Law 124

Deviations from Ideal Behavior 124

Density 125

Electromagnetic Spectrum 126

Beer's Law 128

Unit 3 Questions 129

Unit 3 Answers and Explanations 141

Unit 4: Chemical Reactions 153

Types of Reactions 154

Chemical Equations 156

Gravimetric Analysis 160

Oxidation States 161

Oxidation-Reduction Reactions 162

Acids and Bases 164

Unit 4 Questions 165

Unit 4 Answers and Explanations 174

Unit 5: Kinetics 183

Rate Law Using Initial Concentrations 184

Rate Law Using Concentration and Time 186

Collision Theory 190

Reaction Mechanisms 192

Catalysts 194

Unit 5 Questions 195

Unit 5 Answers and Explanations 206

Unit 6: Thermodynamics 213

Heat and Temperature 214

Enthalpy 214

Energy Diagrams 215

Catalysts and Energy Diagrams 217

Enthalpy of Formation, ΔH^o_f 218

Bond Energy 220

Hess's Law 220

Enthalpy of Solution 221

Thermodynamics of Phase Change 223

Calorimetry 224

Heating Curves 226

Unit 6 Questions 228

Unit 6 Answers and Explanations 232

Unit 7: Equilibrium 237

The Equilibrium Constant, K_eq 238

Le Châtelier's Principle 242

Changes in the Equilibrium Constant 244

The Reaction Quotient, Q 244

Solubility 246

Unit 7 Questions 249

Unit 7 Answers and Explanations 257

Unit 8: Acids and Bases 265

pH 266

Acid Strengths 267

Neutralization Reactions 275

Buffers 276

Indicators 278

Titration 278

Unit 8 Questions 280

Unit 8 Answers and Explanations 286

Unit 9: Applications of Thermodynamics 293

Entropy 294

Gibbs Free Energy 295

Galvanic Cells 299

Electrolytic Cells 301

Voltage and Favorability 303

Unit 9 Questions 304

Unit 9 Answer and Explanations 313

Laboratory Overview 323

Safety 324

Accuracy 324

Significant Figures 324

Experimental Design 326

Laboratory Equipment 329

Part VI Practice Tests 2 and 3 333

Practice Test 2 335

Practice Test 2: Answers and Explanations 361

Practice Test 3 381

Practice Test 3: Answers and Explanations 407

Practice Test A online

Practice Test A: Answers and Explanations online