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New York :
McGraw-Hill
c2004-
- Language
- English
- Item Description
- First edition cataloged as a monograph at LC.
- Physical Description
- volumes : illustrations ; 28 cm
- Publication Frequency
- Irregular
- ISBN
- 9781265334260
- ISSN
- 21506418
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Introduction: The Five-Step Program
- Step 1. Set Up Your Study Program
- 1. What You Need to Know About the AP Chemistry Exam
- Background of the Advanced Placement Program
- Who Writes the AP Chemistry Exam?
- The AP Grades and Who Receives Them
- Reasons for Taking the AP Chemistry Exam
- Questions Frequently Asked About the AP Chemistry Exam
- 2. How to Plan Your Time
- Three Approaches to Preparing for the AP Chemistry Exam
- Calendar for Each Plan
- Step 2. Determine Your Test Readiness
- 3. Take a Diagnostic Exam
- Getting Started: The Diagnostic Exam
- AP Chemistry Final Practice Exam, Section I (Multiple Choice)
- Answers and Explanations for Final Practice Exam, Section I (Multiple Choice)
- AP Chemistry Final Practice Exam, Section II (Free Response)
- Answers and Explanations for Final Practice Exam, Section II (Free Response)
- Scoring and Interpretation
- Step 3. Develop Strategies for Success
- 4. How to Approach Each Question Type
- Multiple-Choice Questions
- Free-Response Questions
- Step 4. Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High
- 5. Basics
- Units and Measurements
- Dimensional Analysis-the Factor Label Method
- The States of Matter
- Phase Diagrams
- The Structure of the Atom
- Oxidation Numbers
- Nomenclature Overview
- Experiments
- Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Review Questions
- Answers and Explanations
- Free-Response Question
- Answer and Explanation
- Rapid Review
- 6. Stoichiometry
- Moles and Molar Mass
- Percent Composition and Empirical Formulas
- Introduction to Reactions
- Reaction Stoichiometry
- Limiting Reactants
- Percent Yield
- Molarity and Solution Calculations
- Experiments
- Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Review Questions
- Answers and Explanations
- Free-Response Question
- Answer and Explanation
- Rapid Review
- 7. Spectroscopy, Light, and Electrons
- The Nature of Light
- Spectroscopy and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Beer-Lambert Law
- Wave Properties of Matter
- Atomic Spectra
- Atomic Orbitals
- Photoelectron (Photoemission) Spectroscopy (PES)
- Experiments
- Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Review Questions
- Answers and Explanations
- Free-Response Question
- Answer and Explanation
- Rapid Review
- 8. Bonding
- Lewis Electron-Dot Structures
- Ionic and Covalent Bonding
- Molecular Geometry-VSEPR
- Valence Bond Theory
- Molecular Orbital Theory
- Resonance
- Bond Length, Strength, and Magnetic Properties
- Structure of Metals and Alloys
- Experiments
- Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Review Questions
- Answers and Explanations
- Free-Response Question
- Answer and Explanation
- Rapid Review
- 9. Solids, Liquids, and Intermolecular Forces
- Intramolecular and Intermolecular Forces
- The Liquid State
- The Solid State
- Relationship of Intermolecular Forces to Phase Changes
- Potential Energy
- Experiments
- Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Review Questions
- Answers and Explanations
- Free-Response Question
- Answer and Explanation
- Rapid Review
- 10. Gases
- Kinetic Molecular Theory
- Gas Law Relationships
- Experiments
- Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Review Questions
- Answers and Explanations
- Free-Response Question
- Answer and Explanation
- Rapid Review
- 11. Solutions
- Concentration Units
- Electrolytes and Nonelectrolytes
- Colligative Properties
- Colloids
- Composition of Mixtures
- Separation of Solutions and Mixtures Chromatography
- Experiments
- Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Review Questions
- Answers and Explanations
- Free-Response Questions
- Answers and Explanations
- Rapid Review
- 12. Reactions and Periodicity
- AP Exam Format
- General Aspects of Chemical Reactions and Equations
- General Properties of Aqueous Solutions
- Precipitation Reactions
- Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
- Coordination Compounds
- Acid-Base Reactions
- Experiments
- Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Review Questions
- Answers and Explanations
- Free-Response Question
- Answer and Explanation
- Rapid Review
- 13. Kinetics
- How Reactions Occur-Collision Model
- Rates of Reaction
- Integrated Rate Laws
- Reaction Energy Profile
- Activation Energy
- Reaction Mechanisms
- Steady-State Approximation
- Multistep Reaction Energy Profile
- Catalysts
- Experiments
- Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Review Questions
- Answers and Explanations
- Free-Response Question
- Answer and Explanation
- Rapid Review
- 14. Thermodynamics
- Energy Diagrams
- Heat Transfer and Thermal Equilibrium
- Calorimetry
- Energy of Phase Changes
- Introduction to Enthalpy of Reaction
- Bond Enthalpies
- Laws of Thermodynamics
- Hess's Law
- Enthalpies of Formation
- Thermodynamics and Equilibrium
- Thermodynamic and Kinetic Control
- Coupled Reactions
- Experiments
- Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Review Questions
- Answers and Explanations
- Free-Response Question
- Answer and Explanation
- Rapid Review
- 15. Equilibrium
- Equilibrium Expressions
- Magnitude of the Equilibrium Constant
- Properties of the Equilibrium Constant
- Calculating Equilibrium Concentrations
- Representations of Equilibrium
- Le Châtelier's Principle
- Solubility Equilibria
- Common-Ion Effect
- pH and Solubility
- Free Energy of Dissolution
- Other Equilibria
- Experiments
- Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Review Questions
- Answers and Explanations
- Free-Response Question
- Answer and Explanation
- Rapid Review
- 16. Acids and Bases
- Acid-Base Equilibrium
- K a-the Acid Dissociation Constant
- K w-the Water Dissociation Constant
- Molecular Structure of Acids and Bases
- pH
- K b-the Base Dissociation Constant
- Acidic/Basic Properties of Salts
- Buffers
- Acid-Base Reactions and Buffers
- Titration Equilibria
- Experiments
- Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Review Questions
- Answers and Explanations
- Free-Response Question
- Answer and Explanation
- Rapid Review
- 17. Electrochemistry
- Redox Reactions
- Electrochemical Cells
- Quantitative Aspects of Electrochemistry
- Nernst Equation
- Electrolysis and Faraday's Law
- Experiments
- Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Review Questions
- Answers and Explanations
- Free-Response Question
- Answer and Explanation
- Rapid Review
- Additional Review and Applications
- 18. Nuclear Chemistry
- Nuclear Reactions
- Natural Radioactive Decay Modes
- Nuclear Stability
- Nuclear Decay Calculations
- Mass-Energy Relationships
- Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Review Questions
- Answers and Explanations
- Free-Response Question
- Answer and Explanation
- Rapid Review
- 19. Organic Chemistry
- Hydrocarbons
- Structural Isomerism
- Common Functional Groups
- Acid-Base Chemistry
- Experiments
- Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Review Questions
- Answers and Explanations
- Free-Response Questions
- Answers and Explanations
- Rapid Review
- 20. Experimental Investigations
- Experiment 1: Spectroscopy
- Experiment 2: Spectrophotometry
- Experiment 3: Gravimetric Analysis
- Experiment 4: Titration
- Experiment 5: Chromatography
- Experiment 6: Determination of the Type of Bonding in Solid Samples
- Experiment 7: Stoichiometry
- Experiment 8: Redox Titration
- Experiment 9: Chemical and Physical Changes
- Experiment 10: Kinetics
- Experiment 11: Rate Laws
- Experiment 12: Calorimetry
- Experiment 13: Chemical Equilibrium-Le Châtelier's Principle
- Experiment 14: Acid-Base Titrations
- Experiment 15: Buffer pH
- Experiment 16: The Capacity of a Buffer
- Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Review Questions
- Answers and Explanations
- Free-Response Questions
- Answers and Explanations
- Rapid Review
- Step 5. Build Your Test-Taking Confidence
- AP Chemistry Practice Exam 1
- AP Chemistry Practice Exam 1, Section I (Multiple Choice)
- Answers and Explanations for Exam 1, Section I (Multiple Choice)
- AP Chemistry Practice Exam 1, Section II (Free Response)
- Answers and Explanations for Exam 1, Section II (Free Response)
- AP Chemistry Practice Exam 2
- AP Chemistry Practice Exam 2, Section I (Multiple Choice)
- Answers and Explanations for Exam 2, Section I (Multiple Choice)
- AP Chemistry Practice Exam 2, Section II (Free Response)
- Answers and Explanations for Exam 2, Section II (Free Response)
- Appendixes
- Pre-AP Diagnostic Exam
- SI Units
- Balancing Redox Equations Using the Ion-Electron Method
- Common Ions
- Bibliography
- Websites
- Glossary
- Avoiding "Stupid" Mistakes on the Free-Response Section
- Exam Resources