AP CHEM TEST PREP

REVIEW ASSIGNMENT (2025):

You will be assigned one problem (or part of a problem) to teach the class on an assigned day. For ten minutes, you will be the teacher, showing the class how to get full credit for that problem on an AP exam. You need to practice ahead of time because you will do this from memory (no notes!). You can use the chalkboard, and the problem will be projected on the screen. The assignments are in the calendar below.

GRADING:

1. Speak clearly. (10 pts)
2. Show & explain correct answers. (10 pts)
3. Teach from memory. (10 pts)
4. Pay attention to others. (10 pts)
5. Explain point breakdown. (10 pts)
6. No more than 10 minutes, not including questions. (10 pts)
7. Show up. (40 pts)

Copy of AP REVIEW 2025

Know the REFERENCE TABLE and the NEED TO KNOW summary!

New for 2025: The AP chemistry exam will be hybrid digital this year. Students will complete the MCQ section digitally, read the FRQ section digitally, and submit answers to the FRQ section by hand. More information can be found on the College Board site. The best way to prepare for the AP exam is to go to class and do lots of practice ahead of time with your teacher and the AP classroom site.

"What's likely NOT on the exam?"

Nuclear chemistry
Exceptions to electron configuration (e.g. Cu and Cr)
Quantum numbers (n, l, ml, ms)
Phase diagrams (P vs T graph)
Molality (∆T = iKm)
Crystal structures
Trigonal bipyramidal (sp3d) and octahedral (sp3d2) hybridizations
Molecular orbitals
Arrhenius equations, ln (k1/k2) = (-Ea/R)(1/T1 - 1/T2)
Organic nomenclature

TIPS

Say "thermodynamically favorable" instead of "spontaneous"
Say "reaction proceeds" instead of "shifts"
Say "more polarizable electrons" to describe stronger dispersion forces
Say "higher effective nuclear charge" when discussing an element with more protons
Say "Coulombic attraction" when explaining greater lattice energy
Watch the COLLEGE BOARD review videos!