AP Chemistry is an introductory college-level Chemistry course. The student in such a course will attain a depth of understanding of fundamentals and competence in dealing with chemical problems. Students will develop advanced inquiry and reasoning skills, such as designing a plan for collecting data, analyzing data, applying mathematical routines, and connecting concepts in and across domains. Upon conclusion of this course, students are expected to take the College Board Advanced Placement exam for AP Chemistry.
| Full AP Chemistry Notes |
| Unit 1 - Atomic Structure and Properties (8/22/23 - 9/12/23) |
Elemental Composition of Pure Substances & Composition of Mixtures Moles and Molar Mass Mass Spectroscopy of Elements Atomic Structure and Electron Configuration Photoelectron Spectroscopy Periodic Trends & Valence Electrons and Ionic Compounds |
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| Unit 2 - Compound Structure and Properties (9/14/23 - 9/28/23) |
Types of Chemical Bonds, Intramolecular Force and Potential Energy, and Structure of Ionic Solids Lewis Diagrams VSEPR and Bond Hybridization Resonance and Formal Charge Structure of Metal and Alloys |
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| Unit 3 - Properties of Substances and Mixtures (10/2/23 - 10/26/23) |
Solids, Liquids, and Gases Intermolecular Forces Solubility Properties of Solids Kinetic Molecular Theory Ideal Gas Law Deviation from Ideal Gas Law Solutions and Mixtures Representations of Solutions Separation of Solutions and Mixtures Chromatography Spectroscopy and the Electromagnetic Spectrum Photoelectric Effect Beer-Lambert Law |
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| Unit 4 - Chemical Reactions (10/30/23 - 11/17/23) |
Introduction to Reactions Net Ionic Equations Representations of Reactions Physical and Chemical Changes Stoichiometry Introduction to Titration Types of Chemical Reaction Introduction to Acid-Base Reactions Oxidation-Reduction (Redox) Reactions |
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| Unit 5 - Kinetics (11/28/23 - 12/12/23) |
Reaction Rates Elementary Reactions, Collision Model, Reaction Energy Profile, and Multistep Reaction Energy Profile Introduction to Rate Law, Introduction to Reaction Mechanisms, Reaction Mechanism and Rate Law, and Steady-State Approximation Concentration Changes Over Time Catalysts |
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| Unit 6 - Thermochemistry (1/9/24 - 1/26/24) |
Endothermic and Exothermic Processes Energy Diagrams Heat Transfer and Thermal Equilibrium Heat Capacity and Calorimetry Energy of Phase Changes Introduction to Enthalpy of Reaction Bond Enthalpies Enthalpy of Formation Hess's Law |
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| Unit 7 - Equilibrium (1/30/24 - 2/13/24) |
Introduction to Equilibrium & Direction of Reversible Reactions Calculating the Equilibrium Constant, Magnitude of the Equilibrium Constant, and Calculating Equilibrium Concentrations Representations of Equilibrium Reaction Quotient and Equilibrium Constant & Reaction Quotient and Le Chatelier's Principle Properties of the Equilibrium Constant Introduction to Le Chatelier's Principles Introduction to Solubility Equilibria Free Energy of Dissolution Common-Ion Effect pH and Solubility |
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| Unit 8 - Acids and Bases (2/15/24 - 3/22/24) |
Introduction to Acids and Bases & pH and pOH of Strong Acids and Bases Weak Acid and Base Equilibria Acid-Base Reactions and Buffers Acid-Base Titrations Molecular Structure of Acids and Bases Properties of Buffers pH and pKa & Henderson-Hasselbalch Equation Buffer Capacity |
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| Unit 9 - Applications of Thermodynamics (3/26/24 - 4/19/24) |
Introduction to Entropy & Absolute Energy and Entropy Change Gibbs Free Energy and Thermodynamic Favorability & Thermodynamic and Kinetic Control Coupled Reactions Free Energy and Equilibrium Galvanic (Voltaic) and Electrolytic Cells Cell Potential and Free Energy Cell Potential Under Nonstandard Conditions Electrolysis and Faraday's Law |
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