AP CHEMISTRY
SUMMER ASSIGNMENT 2014
**You need to pick-up a textbook to complete the assignment**
Welcome to AP Chemistry! For some of you this will be a continuation of your first-year chemistry course from this past year. For others, taking this course will require you to dust off that knowledge you acquired a year+ ago and build on it.
The Summer Assignment was added because it has become more and more difficult to cover all the material in a timely fashion and still leave time available to do an adequate review prior to the test. This is further impacted by the fact that although the Lenape District is starting school at its usual point (1st Wednesday after Labor Day), which puts the schools in our District at a great disadvantage compared to other school that start 2-3 weeks earlier.
The intention was not to make the assignment overwhelming. It would, however, not be a good idea to wait until the last week of the Summer before starting the assignment. Doing a little at a time over the Summer with a review of key items just before returning to school appears to make the most sense. The assignment has been tapered to review some of the most important basic material from 1st-year chemistry. It would be preferred that you spend your time becoming proficient in these basic skills and to focus on reviewing key concepts rather than trying to cover everything you learned in year one. To this end, here is the assignment. I will post time that I will be available to answer questions on the assignment at Medford Starbucks on my eboard. You are also welcome to e-mail me with questions throughout the summer.
1) Read and outline Chapters 1, 2 and 3 (Sections 3.1-3.7) in the text Chemistry 9th edition , Zumdahl
and Zumdahl. Please include key terms for each section listed in the green box on the last
page of each chapter.
You will be required to submit your answers and work (where appropriate) for the following problems
on the 1st day back to school. The work should be orderly and neat. This is an individual assignment
so each student is expected to do his/her own work and turn in his/her own submission in September.
The work may be done on individual sheets of paper stapled together by Chapter or they may be
included in a notebook with the problems arranged numerically and by chapter.
The problems are:
Chapter 1: (pp. 34-41) # 30, 34, 36, 40, 42, 52, 60, 66, 72, 82, 83, 98, 118 Extra Credit: # 92, 110, 120
AP Multiple Choice Questions (Must give and explanation for answers here): 2, 3, 5, 10
Chapter 2: (pp. 73-79) # 5, 20, 56, 58, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 94, 108, 118
AP Multiple Choice Questions (Must give and explanation for answers here): 7, 8, 13, 15, 16
Chapter 3: (pp. 128-137) # 38, 40, 46, 48, 60, 62, 68, 70, 72, 84, 86, 88, 90, 96, 100 Extra Credit: #94, 183
AP Multiple Choice Questions (Must give and explanation for answers here): 1, 8, 12
The material covered in these 3 chapters will be tested within a week or 2 of the start of school.
There are many resources on-line to help in any areas where you would like extra help and/or extra practice. We have seen many that are beneficial while others may be good for some but not all. One site that we have found very beneficial is: http://www.chemreview.net/download_instructions.htm
This is a free site that provides detailed help and practice in all areas related to the chemistry program. Downloads 1-3 will be most helpful for this assignment but you may wish to refer back to this site throughout the coming year. We will not be collecting any work from problems/quizzes you may do on this site. It is up to you as to how much use you make of this site.
Additionally, since many of you are more accustomed to a lecture presentation to visualize concepts, you may want to look over the power point presentations offered by Mr. Allan at:
http://www.sciencegeek.net/APchemistry/Powerpoints.shtml
2) Although chemistry does not rely heavily on rote memorization of things and focuses primarily on the
application of concepts, there are some pieces of information that are very handy to have available
without having to look them up. Among these are the formulas and charges of polyatomic ions and
the variable charges of the common transition metals. The key items to study and memorize are:
Names, Formulas, and Charges of Some Common Polyatomic IonsNH4+ / Ammonium / SO42- / Sulfate / FO- / Hypofluorite
C2H3O2- / Acetate / HSO4- / Hydrogen sulfate / ClO- / Hypochlorite
CO32- / Carbonate / SO32- / Sulfite / ClO2- / Chlorite
HCO3- / Hydrogen carbonate / HSO3- / Hydrogen sulfite / ClO3- / Chlorate
C2O42- / Oxalate / S2O32- / Thiosulfate / ClO4- / Perchlorate
CN- / Cyanide / HS- / Hydrogen sulfide / BrO- / Hypobromite
OCN- / Cyanate / OH- / Hydroxide / BrO3- / Bromate
SCN- / Thiocyanate / O22- / Peroxide / BrO4- / Perbromate
NO2- / Nitrite / CrO42- / Chromate / IO- / Hypoiodite
NO3- / Nitrate / Cr2O72- / Dichromate / IO3- / Iodate
PO43- / Phosphate / MnO4- / Permanganate / IO4- / Periodate
HPO42- / Hydrogen phosphate / MnO42- / Manganate
H2PO4- / Dihydrogen phosphate
Names, Formulas, and Charges of Some Common Ions
Al3+ / Aluminum / Au3+ / Gold (III) or auric / Fe3+ / Iron (III) or ferric
H- / Hydride / Sn2+ / Tin (II) or stannous / Co2+ / Cobalt (II) or cobaltous
Mn2+ / Manganese (II) / Sn4+ / Tin (IV) or stannic / Co3+ / Cobalt (III) or cobaltic
Ni2+ / Nickel (II) / Pb2+ / Lead (II) or plumbous / Cu+ / Copper (I) or cuprous
Zn2+ / Zinc / Pb4+ / Lead (IV) or plumbic / Cu2+ / Copper (II) or cupric
Cd2+ / Cadmium / Cr2+ / Chromium (II) or chromous / Hg22+ / Mercury (I) or mercurous
Ag+ / Silver / Cr3+ / Chromium (III) or chromic / Hg2+ / Mercury (II) or mercuric
Au+ / Gold (I) or aurous / Fe2+ / Iron (II) or ferrous
These will be tested the 1st week we are back at school.
3) Include in your submission from Part 1 of this assignment your answers to the following two questions.
Be sure to write your answers in complete sentences and use proper grammar and punctuation.
a) Why are you taking this course?
b) What do you hope/expect to get out of this course?
Should you have any questions or need additional info, please contact:
Mrs. Howarth: Mr. Kendall:
Should you have need for an additional copy of this assignment, please see Mrs. Howarth’s Shawnee eboard.
Should you finish the assignment and want to do more or if you would like to get an advanced peek at the new AP curriculum being introduced this year, visit the College Board website at:
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/sub_chem.html?chem
and/or pick up one of the AP Chemistry review books such as:
The Princeton Review Cracking the AP Chemistry
Barron's AP Chemistry: Advanced Placement Examination
Cliffs AP Chemistry (Cliffs Advanced Placement)
Master the AP Chemistry Test - An ARCO Publication
AP Success Chemistry A Peterson’s Publication
Have a great Summer and we will see you when we get back in September.