AP Chemistry For Dummies

Get ready, get confident, and get your highest possible score!

Gearing up for the AP Chemistry test? This practical guide is packed with all the resources and help you need to bring your skills up to college level. You'll find test-taking tactics and strategies, advice on how to make the most of your study time, and clear explanations of the chemistry concepts and problems covered in the exam.

• Prepare for the exam -- get comfortable with formats and scoring, manage your time, and reduce stress

• Play with building blocks -- understand atomic structure and bonding and grasp atomic geometry

• Grasp how colliding particles produce states -- nail down the chemistry that produces solids, liquids, gases, and solutions

• Control reactions -- figure out displacement, combustion, acid-base, and oxidation-reduction reactions and get familiar with stoichiometry

• Describe patterns and predict properties -- practice descriptive chemistry and get used to organic chemistry nomenclature

• Know your way around a chemistry lab -- from equipment, common tasks, and safety equipment to concepts and data analysis

• Measure your yields -- use practice exams to train your brain, test your skills, and focus your studies

Open the book and find:

• Everything you must know about the exam

• Help creating a pre-test plan

• A full-scale review of all exam topics

• Plenty of practice questions and explanations on each topic

• An overview of College Board-recommended labs

• Multiple-choice question decoding tips

• Handy lists of important ideas and equations

• Two full-length practice exams with answers, explanations, and scoring guides