| Course-Specific Links | |
| Course Description | General Lab Rubric |
| Room Management Plan | How to Write a Lab |
| Grade Span Expectations at RI Dept of Ed. | Short Papers |
| NCEE Standards | Midterm & Final Review Guides |
| Released Items from Actual AP Chem Exams! |
| Course Outline & Schedule, with Chapter and Lab links | ||||
| The course outline is adapted from Syllabus 2, by Karen Campbell, in the College Board "Teachers' Guide to AP Chemistry." | ||||
| Text:
Chemistry: The Central Science, 8th ed., by Brown,
LeMay, & Burstein. We will use the Laboratory Manual and Student
Work Study Guide that is published with the text. |
||||
| QUARTER ONE | In Lab Book | In AP List | Date | |
| Chapter
1 and Chapter 2: Introduction to Atoms, Molecules, and Ions Basic concepts of measurement, atomic structure, the periodic table, and nomenclature. |
||||
| Lab: Paper Chromatography | 10 | 18 | 09/05 | |
| Lab: Determination of the Formula of a Compound | 05 | 01 | 09/16 | |
| Lab: Determination of Percentage of Water in a Hydrate | 02 | 09/16 | ||
| Chapter
3: Stoichiometry The mole concept, empirical and molecular formulas, and calculations based on balanced equations. |
||||
| Test: Chapters 1-3 | 09/21 | |||
| Chapter
4: Solutions Properties of solutions, simple solution chemistry, acid-base, redox, and precipitation reactions. |
||||
| Lab: Determination of Mass/Mole Relationships Ag/Cu RedOx, or Mn/Cu RedOx | 09 | 09/24 | ||
| Lab: Determination of Concentration by RedOx Titration | 35 | 08 | ||
| Lab: Qualitative Analysis of Ions | 29, 30 | 14 | 10/07 | |
| Lab: Analytical Gravimetric Determination | 08 | 16 | 09/16 | |
| Lab: Determination of an Electrochemical Series | 15 | 20 | 10/16 | |
| Test: Chapter 4 | 10/20 | |||
| Chapter
5: Energy Relationships in Chemical Reactions Endothermic and exothermic reactions, enthalpies of reaction, and Hess’s Law. |
||||
| Lab: Determination of Enthalpy Change for a Reaction | 26 | 13 | 10/24 10/29 |
|
| Test: Chapter 5 | 10/31x 11/12 |
|||
| Chapter
6: and Chapter 7: Electronic Structure of the
Atom and Periodic Properties of the Elements The quantum theory and behavior of electromagnetic waves, and trends in atomic properties revealed in the periodic table. |
||||
| Lab: Diffraction Grating Calibration | 11/18 | |||
| Lab: Analysis of Hydrogen Spectrum | 11/18 | |||
| Lab: Spectrophotometric Determination of Iron | 31 | 17 | 11/26 | |
| Test: Chapters 6-7 | 12/03 | |||
|
QUARTER TWO |
||||
| Chapter
8 and Chapter 9: Bonding and Molecular Geometry Basic bonding, Lewis structures, resonance structures, polarity of molecules, molecular geometry, and molecular orbital theory. |
||||
| Test: Chapters 8-9 | 12/11 | |||
| Chapter
25: Organic Chemistry Structures, nomenclature, basic functional groups, and common hydrocarbons. |
||||
| Lab:
Synthesis of an Ester Cool ester reference page (The Good Scents Company) |
39 | 22 | 12/15 | |
| Chapter
10: Gases Gas laws and kinetic molecular theory. |
||||
| Lab: Finding the Molar Mass by Vapor Density | 13 | 03 | 12/16 | |
| Lab: Determination of the Molar Volume of a Gas | 05 | 12/19 | ||
| Lab: Determination of R | 14 | 01/07 | ||
| Test: Chapter 10 | 01/10 | |||
| Chapter
11: Intermolecular Attractive Forces The types of attractive forces between molecules, phase diagrams, and changes of state. |
||||
| Lab: Determination of the Size of a Molecule | 01/12 | |||
| Chapter
13: Properties of Solutions The solution process, methods of expressing concentration, and colligative properties. |
||||
| Lab:
Molecular Mass by Freezing Point Depression
(or) Lab: Molecular Mass by Boiling Point Elevation (or) Lab: Identification of a Solvent by Determination of kf |
19 | 04 | 01/21 | |
| Test: Chapters 11-13 | ||||
| MIDTERM EXAM | 01/27 | |||
| QUARTER THREE | ||||
| Chapter
14: Kinetics Rates of reaction, rate laws, and reaction mechanisms. |
||||
| Lab: Determination of a Rate Law | 27, 28 | 12 | ||
| Test: Chapter 14 | ||||
| Chapter
15: Chemical Equilibrium |
||||
| Lab: Determination of an Equilibrium Constant | 25 | 10 | ||
| Test: Chapter 15 | ||||
| Chapter
16 and Chapter 17: Acid-Base and Other Aspects
of Equilibrium |
||||
| Lab: Standardization of a Base | 20A | 06 | ||
| Lab: Titration of a Strong Acid with a Strong [Standardized] Base | 20B | 07 | ||
| Lab: Titration of a Weak Acid with a Strong Base | 22 | 07 | ||
| Lab: Preparation and Properties of a Buffer Solution | 24 | 19 | ||
| Lab: Determination of Appropriate Indicators for Titration | 11 | |||
| Lab: Identification of a Diprotic Acid by Titration | ||||
| Test: Chapters 16-17 | ||||
| QUARTER FOUR | ||||
| Chapter
19: Thermodynamics Entropy and Gibbs free energy. |
||||
| Chapter
20: Electrochemistry Balancing of RedOx reactions, cell emf, electrolysis, and the Nernst Equation. |
||||
| Lab: Electroplateing/Measurement using Electrochemical Cells | 16 | 21 | ||
| Chapter 24: Chemistry of Coordination Complexes | ||||
| Lab: Synthesis & Analysis of a Coordination Compound | 34 | 15 | ||
| AP CHEMISTRY EXAM | ||||
| State Chemistry Competition Preparation | ||||
| State Chemistry Competition | ||||
| NECAP Science testing (Juniors) | ||||
| Pilot labs - any ideas? |
||||
