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Senior—12th grade (Pre-requisites: Chemistry and Advanced Mathematics)
AP Chemistry is offered as a one year course that meets four days a week for 65 minute periods. Labs are held two periods a week for a total of 22 labs. Students will keep a laboratory notebook to be given to the college further placement in science courses. AP practice questions and quizzes are given with every unit subsection. Practice AP Exams will be given as the test approaches. A schedule of readings, homework problems, quizzes and test will be given to each student in AP Chemistry.
AP Chemistry Syllabus
Text
General Chemistry with Student Accelerator CD-ROM by John W. Hill, Ralph H. Petrucci, Terry W. McCreary,and Scott S. Perry, 4th ed., Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005. ISBN: 0-13-192015-4.
Laboratory Manual
Laboratories are pulled from the following resources:
Experimental Chemistry by James F. Hall, 7th ed., Houghton Mifflin Company, 2007. ISBN: 0-618-52848-2
Chemistry the Central Science by John H. Nelson and Kenneth C. Kemp, 8th ed., Prentice Hall, 2000. ISBN: 0-13-084101-3
Chemistry in the Laboratory by Julian L. Roberts, Jr., J. Leland Hollenberg, and James M. Postma, 4th ed., 1997. ISBN: 0-7167-3028-6
The Molecular Basis of Color and Form: Chemistry and Art by Professor Patricia S. Hill, Department of Chemistry, Millersville University, Millersville, PA 17551.
Gilletti,
Macalester,
Supplementary Resources
Students are encouraged to purchase or download the following supplementary materials:
CliffsAP Chemistry by Gary Thorpe, 3rd ed., Wiley Publishing, Inc., 2001.
5 Steps to a 5 by Moore and Langley, McGraw Hill, 2004.
Companion Website for General Chemistry, 4th ed.,
Overview of AP Chemistry
AP Chemistry is offered as a one year course that meets four days a week for 65 minute periods. Labs are held two periods a week for a total of 22 labs. Students will keep a laboratory notebook to be given to the college further placement in science courses. AP practice questions and quizzes are given with every unit subsection. Practice AP Exams will be given as the test approaches. A schedule of readings, homework problems, quizzes and test will be given to each student in AP Chemistry.
Tests and Quizzes
Tests are given on every unit and include unit content and AP exam questions. Tests and quizzes may be retaken and are required to be retaken if a score of less than 70% is achieved. The highest of the scores will be used as the final score. Tests will show students their strengths and weaknesses and will be used to assess the necessity of further assignments.
Homework
Due to the content of the subject matter, outside class work is expected to encompass a minimum of 5 hours a week. Homework will be assigned daily, on weekends, and during holidays. There is an expected amount of responsibility for the student to work on the problems alone and seek help when necessary from the teacher or other students. Study groups are highly encouraged. Homework problems are assigned from the text and/or handouts every day. Homework will be due at the beginning of the class period. Missed quizzes and tests will be made up on the student’s own time and the teacher’s convenience. Late homework will not be accepted and will receive a zero in the grade book. Absent work will be made up according to the school handbook for full credit.
Binder and Laboratory Notebook
AP Chemistry binders and laboratory notebooks will be organized and neatly kept. Binders will hold notes, laboratories, handouts, quizzes & tests. They will be checked weekly. Binders and laboratory notebooks will serve as a portfolio of progress and success, so it is highly recommended both are saved when the student leaves the course to be given to the college the student attends.
Course Objectives
• Students will engage in critical thinking and problem solving skills critical to an advancing and technological world.
• Students will be able to confidently and competently take the AP Chemistry Examination in May.
• Students will conduct laboratory experiments using laboratory equipment to collect and analyze data, then keep laboratory notebooks where they can draw conclusions, answer questions, and display results.
• Students will develop the ability to work independently and collaboratively, while learning the course material.
Grading
Tests…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….40%
Quizzes………………………………………………………………………………………………………..20%
Homework and Binder………………………………………………………………………………..15%
Laboratories and Notebook………………………………………………………………………..25%
Unit Schedule
*Asterisks are those subjects included in this area from outside of the textbook or found in a different chapter
Week 1 (August 12-15)
Matter and Measurement (Chapter 1)
Scientific method, scientific measurements, precision & accuracy, and problem solving.
*Significant figures
*Scientific notation
*Dimensional analysis
*Uncertainty
*Laboratory Procedure and Safety
Laboratory: Lab 1 Basic Lab Techniques (Nelson & Kemp)
Week 2-4 (August 18-September 5)
Atoms, Molecules, & Ions, Atomic Structure, Electron Configuration, Atomic Properties, and Periodic Table (Chapters 2, 7 & 8)
Atomic theory, periodic table, molecules, ions, compounds, writing formulas, nomenclature, electrons, protons, neutrons, spectroscopy, orbitals, wave mechanics, quantum numbers, electron configurations, periodicity, and element behaviors.
Laboratories: Lab 5 Chemical Formulas (Nelson & Kemp) & Lab 29 Introduction to Qualitative Analysis (Nelson & Kemp)
Week 5-6 (September 8-19)
Chemical Bonds, Bonding Theory, Molecular Structure, and Chemistry of Materials(Chapter 9 & 10)
Lewis theory and structures, ionic & covalent bonds, polarity, electronegativity, octet rule, bond lengths & bond energies, VSEPR, dipole moments, orbital overlap & hybridization, and multiple covalent bonds.
*Sigma & Pi bonding
*Molecular Orbital Theory
Laboratory: Lab 9 Resolution of Mixtures II: Chromatography (Hall)
Week 7 (September 22-26)
States of Matter and Intermolecular Forces (Chapter 11 & 24)
Intermolecular forces, states of matter, vaporization, phase changes, Vander Waals, hydrogen bonds, covalent & ionic solids, crystal structures, and metallic bonding.
Laboratory: Lab 12 Hydrates (Hall)
Week 8-10 (September 29- October 17)
Stoichiometry (Chapter 3)
Molecular & formula masses, the mole, Avogadro’s number, mass percent, chemical formulas, writing & balancing chemical equations, reaction stoichiometry, limiting reactants, yields, and solution stoichiometry.
*Empirical Formulas
Laboratories: Lab 8 Stoichiometry in Solution Standardization of Sodium Hydroxide (Macalester) & Lab 11 Stoichiometric Determinations (Hall)
Week 11-13 (October 20-November 7)
Chemical Reactions and Oxidation Reduction Reactions (Chapter 4)
Electrical properties of aqueous solutions, reactions (acid-base, precipitations, and redox), applications of oxidation-reduction reactions, and titrations.
Laboratories: Lab 31 Determination of Iron by Redox Titration (Hall) & Lab 8 Gravimetric Analysis of a Chloride Salt (Nelson & Kemp)
Week 14-15 (November 3-21)
Gases (Chapter 5)
Kinetic molecular theory, gas pressure, Boyle’s law, Charles’s law, combined gas law, ideal gas law, gas stoichiometry, Dalton’s Law of partial pressures, quantitative analysis, and real gases.
*Graham’s Law of Effusion
Laboratory: Molar Mass of a Gas (Gilletti) & Lab 15 Molar Mass of a Volatile Liquid (Hall)
Week 16-17 (November 24-December 5)
Thermochemistry and Thermodynamics (Chapters 6 & 17)
Energy, internal energy, First Law of Thermodynamics, heats of reaction, enthalpy, calorimetry, Hess’s Law, combustion & respiration, spontaneity, entropy (Second Law of Thermodynamics), free energy (ΔG), and Keq.
*Heat of Fusion
*Specific Heat Capacity
*Vaporization
Laboratory: Lab 17 Calorimetry (Hall)
Week 18-19 (December 8-19)
Chemical Kinetics (Chapter 13)
Reaction rate, rate laws, order of reactions (zero, 1st, & 2nd), theories of chemical kinetics, reaction mechanisms, and catalysis.
*Collision Theory
*Activation Energy
*Arrhenius Equation
Laboratory: Lab 25 Rates of Chemical Reactions (Hall)
Week 20-21 (December 22- January 9)
Chemical Equilibrium (Chapter 14)
Equilibrium constant, Le Chatelier’s principle, and equilibrium calculations.
*Reaction Quotient, Q
Laboratory: Lab 26 Chemical Equilibrium (Hall) & Lab 31 Colorimetric Determination of Iron (Nelson & Kemp)
Week 22-24 (January 12-30)
Solutions and Solubility (Chapters 12 & 16)
Types of solutions, solution concentration, equilibrium, solubility, vapor pressures, freezing point depression & boiling point elevation, osmotic pressure, electrolytes, colloids, Ksp, molar solubility, complex ions, and qualitative inorganic analysis.
*Chemistry of Water
*Standard Solutions
*Beer’s Law
*Molality
*Percent Mole Fraction
*Colligative Properties
Laboratories: Lab 23 Colligative Properties of Solutions (Hall) & Lab 19 Colligative Properties: Freezing Point Depression and Molar Mass (Nelson & Kemp)
Week 25-27 (February 2-20)
Acids, Bases, and Acid-Base Equilibria (Chapter 15)
Bronsted-Lowry theory, molecular structure, strengths of acids & bases, pH, equilibrium of acids & bases, polyprotic acids, common ion effect, buffer solutions, acid-base indicators, neutralization reactions, and Lewis acids & bases.
*Kw Ion Product Constant
*pOH
*Ka & Kb
*Titrations
*Periodic trends in binary & oxoacid reactivity
Laboratories: Lab 28 Acids, Bases, and Buffered Systems (Hall) & Lab29 Acid-Base Titration (Hall)
Week 28-30 (February 23- March 13)
Electrochemistry (Chapter 18)
Half reactions, balancing redox reactions, voltaic cells, standard electrode potentials, cell voltage, quantitative electrolysis, and applications of electrolysis.
*Review oxidation numbers
*Spontaneity based on Eº calculations
*Redox titrations
*Electrochemical Cells
*Corrosion
*Electroplating
*Nernst Equation
*Concentration Cells
Laboratories: Lab 17 Electrochemical Cells and Thermodynamics (Nelson & Kemp) & Electrochemistry- Electroplating, Coloring, and Etching of Metals (Hill)
Week 31 (March23-27)
Nuclear Chemistry (Chapter 19)
Radioactive & nuclear equations, radioactivity, decay rates, synthetic nuclides, nuclear stability, nuclear fission & fusion, and the effects & applications of radioactive material.
Laboratory:
Week 32-33 (March 30 – April 10)
S,P,and D block elements & Coordination Chemistry (Chapters 20, 21, & 22)
Trends, behaviors and characteristics of Groups 1A, 2A, 3A, 1B, and 2B elements along with various other elements (lanthanides & actinides), Werner’s theory of coordination chemistry, and complex ions & complexes.
Laboratory: Lab 35 Coordination Compounds (Hall)
Week 34-35 (April 13-24)
Organic Chemistry (Chapter 23)
Nomenclature, alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, conjugated & aromatic compounds, alcohols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, amides, biochemistry, and spectroscopy.
Laboratory: Lab39 Preparation of Aspirin and Oil of Wintergreen (Nelson & Kemp)
Week 36-37 (April 27 - May 8)
Practice Problems, study groups, and practice exams.
Week 37 (May 5-9)
AP EXAM
Week 38-39 (May 11 – May 27)
Other Topics:
Chemistry of Materials (Chapter 24)
Environmental Chemistry (Chapter 25)
*Organic Reaction Types: Hydrogenation, Dehydration, Dehydrohalogenation, Halogenation, Hydrohalogenation, Substitution, Hydrolysis, Reduction, Oxidation, Esterification.
*Sequence Reactions
*Optical Isomerism (S/R) & Geometric Isomerism (E/Z)