AP Chemistry Syllabus
Nathan Peck
Room 207
Homework: 10% of quarter grades. All homework that is graded will be turned in on
time, no late work accepted. Problem sets for some of our units will be due the date of
the unit tests.
Laboratory: 35% of quarter grades. Lab work is done weekly with a partner. All reports
are to be completed individually and turned in the following week. No late lab reports
are accepted. All lab reports are to be maintained in a laboratory portfolio that will be
checked and graded periodically throughout the year. Complete list follows the schedule
at the end of this document.
Tests: 55% of quarter grades. Unit tests occur about 6 times per semester.
Final Exam: 20% of semester grade. Comprehensive test made to simulate an AP
Chemistry exam experience.
Textbook: General Chemistry by Petrucci and Harwood, 7th ed., Prentice Hall, 1997.
ISBN: 0-13-533498-5
Schedule
Monday, August 21
A
Tuesday, August 22
B
Wednesday, August 23
A
Thursday, August 24
B
Friday, August 25
In Class
Prefixes
Unit Conversion
SigFigs
Clerical Work
Isotopes and Masses
Homework
- Review Chapter 1
- Probs 68 and 70 (p.
29)
- Read Article
- Read 2-3 to 2-5
- Problems 16, 26 (p.60)
Article Discussion
Q-Day
Lab Set-Up
Moles
Hmwk Review
- Read Occurrence of
Elements (pp. 58-9)
- Read 3-1 to 3-4
Preparation of zinc iodide THP
- Lab
A
In Class
Homework
Monday, August 28
B
Tuesday, August 29
Element Occurrences
Combustion Analysis
- Read 3-5 and skim the rest
of Chapter 3
- Probs 50, 61, and 62
- Probs 54 & 55 on p. 93
A
Wednesday, August 30
Two Component
Mixtures
Quiz
Chemical Reactions
B
Thursday, August 31
Limiting Reactant Lab
- Read 4-4 and 4-5, and
skim the rest of chapter 4
-Finish Lab Report
- Probs 74 & 79 on p. 94
Redox reactions
Ion Quiz
- Probs 13, 21, and 71 on
pages 122-125
A
Friday, September 1
B
Monday, September 4
Tuesday,
September 5
A
Wednesday, September 6
B
Thursday,
September 7
A
Friday, September 8
In Class
Zero
Homework
Go Cards!
Basic Solutions Redox
Rxns
Redox Stoich.
- Read 5.1 to 5.4
-Probs 14 &35 p. 157
-Probs 53 and 65 on pp.
158-9
Read 5.5, skim 5.6
Prob 51a,b on p. 158
Questions/Review
- Stoichiometry
Summarized
- Intro Reaction Rates
- Measuring rates
- Rate Laws
-Finish lab report on
Limiting Reactant Lab
Monday, September 11
- Zero Order Rates
- First Order Rates
- Second Order Rates
In Class
Stoich Test
A
Tuesday,
September 12
Go over test
Intro Rates
Prob 5 & 26 p.535 and
537
Rate Laws
Rate Equations
Half-life
Read 15-8
Probs 33 and 34 on p.
538
B
B
Wednesday, September 13
A
Read 15.1 thru 15.7
-Study for Test Monday
Homework
Read 15.1 thru 15.7
Thursday,
September 14
B
Friday, September 15
Kinetic Theory
Ea
Catalysis
THP
Separation of Mixtures – Prob 41 on p. 539
Carbonate Lab
A
Monday, September 18
B
Tuesday,
September 19
A
Wednesday, September 20
B
Thursday,
September 21
A
Friday, September 22
B
Monday, September 25
A
Tuesday,
September 26
B
Wednesday, September 27
A
Thursday,
September 28
B
Friday, September 29
In Class
Half-Life
Homework
Read 15-9 to 15-11
Crystal Violet Lab
Prob 69 on page 541
Probs 18 - 24 pp. 536
and 537
Ea
Catalysis
Reaction Mechanisms
Junior Chnallenge
THP
Start Carbonate report
Finish Carbonate Report
Intro Equilibrium
K & ICE
K manipulations
In Class
Bromate Rate Lab
-Finish lab report on
Crystal Violet – Due
Monday
Homework
Probs 34, 69, 77 & 82 on
pp. 538 - 542
Rate review-O3
Lab Data
Intro Equilibrium
Read 16-1 and 16-2
Prob 25 on p.574
THP
K
ICE
K manipulations
Work in Excel
K vs T
Read 16.3 thru 16-5
Prob 31 on p. 575
Equilibrium Spec Lab FeSCN+2
Finish report on Bromate
Rate Lab
In Class
Homework
Read 17-1 and 17-2
A
Monday, October 2
Review of rates
Q and K
Finish Bromate Rate Lab
Report
Read 17-1 to 17-5
A
Wednesday, October 4
ICE
K manipulations
LeChatelier
K vs T
B
Thursday, October 5
Test on Rates and K
Read 17-7
Probs 25, 32, 37, and 39 on
pp. 615-616
- Finish FeSCN lab
- Probs 41 and 44 on p.
616
Homework
Probs 41 and 44 on p. 616
B
Tuesday, October 3
A
Friday, October 6
- strong vs weak acids
– p(stuff)
B
Monday, October 9
In Class
Acid Base Equilibrium
Hydrolysis
Study for Test
A
Tuesday, October 10
Buffers
Prob 55 and 65 on p. 617
B
Wednesday, October 11
A/B Lab - Titration
Read 18-1
Prob 23 on p. 648
Acid and Base Problem
Set
Review Chapter 17
Read 18-2
Prob 24 on p. 648
Finish Titration Lab &
Questions
- Prob 35 on p. 649
Homework
Finish the A/B Prob Set –
Discussed Tuesday in class
and due Thursday
Finish Titration Lab
Questions – due Thursday
A
Thursday, October 12
B
Friday, October 13
Titration Curve
A
Monday, October 16
In Class
Acid Base Problems
Review
B
Tuesday, October 17
Prob Sets and Lab
A
Wednesday, October 18
Buffer Lab
Study like you have a big
test tomorrow
B
Thursday, October 19
A/B Test
Read 19-1 and 19-2
Write up Buffer Lab
A
Friday, October 20
No School
B
Tuesday, October 24
In Class
- Go Over A/B tests
- Intro to solution K’s
- Calculating Solubility
- Buffer Lab
A
Wednesday, October 25
-
B
Thursday, October 26
-
Monday, October 23
A
Friday, October 27
Weekend
Separations based on
solubility
Common Ion Effects
Calculating Ksp Lab
Complex Ions
Sulfide separations
Homework
Read 19-1 – 19-6
Prob 18, 35, 41 on pp. 6823
Read 19-7 to 19-9
Read 19-10
THP
Finish Buffer Lab Report
Probs 40, 43, 50, 59 on pp.
683-4
B
In Class
Complex Ions
Sulfide separations
Homework
Prob 30, 55 and 63 on
pp. 683-5
Work on Prob Set
B
Wednesday, November 1
Work Homework ProbsProb Set
Intro QA
Qual Analysis #1 Lab
A
Thursday, November 2
Review and Quiz?
B
Friday, November 3
Ksp/A/B Test
Study Everything
Finish Prob Set
Ksp Lab due Friday
Read 7.1 and 7.2
Monday, October 30
A
Tuesday, October 31
Finish Ksp Report
A
Monday, November 6
B
Tuesday, November 7
A
In Class
Intro thermo
Endo/Exo
How to measure energy?
Q=mc(dT)
Hess’ Law
Heats of formation
Homework
Read 7.3 – 7.4
Probs 6 – 8 on p. 233
Wednesday, November 8
Thermite
Read 7.5 –7.7
Prob 14 on p. 233
B
Thursday, November 9
Qual. Lab #2
THP
Fuels
Entropy
Read 7.7 and 7.8
Probs 22 - 24 on p. 234
In Class
Entropy
Gibbs
Homework
Read 20-1 to 20-3
G and K
What about T
Read 20-4
THP
B
Wednesday, November 15
Thermo Lab
Read 20-5 & 20-6
Prob 34 on p. 718
A
Thursday, November 16
Prob Set
Read 20-7 & 20-8
B
Friday, November 17
Qual Lab #3
THP
Monday, November 20
In Class
Review Prob Set
Homework
Study Hard
B
Tuesday, November 21
Thermo Test
Start Flow Chart for QA
and finish the Thermo
Lab Report
Eat a lot!!
Complete Flow Chart for
QA
A
Friday, November 10
B
Monday, November 13
A
Tuesday, November 14
A
A
Wednesday, November 22
Go over test
QA Prep time
B
Monday, November 27 to Friday,
December 1
In Class
Qualitative Analysis
AAAAA
In Class
Homework
Work on the report that is
due before class on
Monday, December 4th.
Read 21-1 thru 21-4
during the week
Homework
Monday, December 4
B
Tuesday, December 5
A
Wednesday, December 6
B
Thursday, December 7
A
Friday, December 8
B
Monday, December 11
A
Tuesday, December 12
B
Wednesday, December 13
A
Thursday, December 14
B
Friday, December 15
A
Thursday, January 4
A
Friday, January 5
Review the QA
Thermo Review
Redox Review
Intro Electrochem
-Cells
-SEP
Reduction Potentials
Spontaneity, G and E
E vs E-zero
E vs K
E vs [x]
Corrosion
Read Santa Review
Read 21-1 to 21-4
Electro Lab
THP
Faraday’s Laws
Electrolysis
Electro Test
Study and Sleep Lots
Exam Review
Sleep Lots and Study
Some
Study for Hours
Probs 6 & 7 on p. 757
Prob 11 & 13 on p. 757
Read 21-6
Prob 30, 35 on p.758/9
Read 21-7
Prob 41a & 42a
I'd study real hard.
Free Response Exam
Quantitative and Equations
Exam
In Class
Homework
Exam Results
Read Packet
EMR
PhotoElectric Effect
Quantum Mechanics
Read 9.1 – 9.3 and 9.5 – 9.8
Prob 42 on p. 309
In Class
Redox Titration Lab
Homework
Read 9.10 – 9.11
Prob 21 on p. 307
- Quantum Numbers
- Electron configurations
Skim 10-1 to 10-5
Read 10-6 and 10-7
Prob 23 on p. 307
Prob 54 p. 309
Probs 64 & 68 on p. 310
B
Monday, January 8
A
Tuesday, January 9
B
Wednesday, January 10
A
Electron Configs
Anomalies
Thursday, January 11
B
Friday, January 12
Periodic Table
Periodic Properties
Probs 26 and 27 on p. 342
Magnetism
In Class
MLK Day
Read 10.8
Probs 51 & 52 on p. 343
(Test on Tues. 1/17)
Homework
None
Go over tests
Intro Bonding
Read 11-4 thru 11-6
Prob 36 on p. 382
Intro bonding
Lewis Structures
Formal Charges
Resonance
Read 11-7
Prob 50, p. 383
Finish Lab Report
Geometry and Polarity and
bond Length
Read 11-7
Prob 50, p. 383
Finish Lab Report
Review 11-8
Read 12-1 to 12-3
Prob 82 on p. 384
Homework
Read 11.1 to 11.3
A
Monday, January 15
B
Tuesday, January 16
A
Wednesday, January 17
B
Thursday, January 18
A
Friday, January 19
B
Monday, January 22
B
Tuesday, January 23
A
Wednesday, January 24
B
Thursday, January 25
A
Friday, January 26
B
Monday, January 29
A
Hybridization
Sigma and Pi
Review Bond Energies
In Class
Ionic Bonding
Coulomb’s Law
Intro bonding
Lewis Structures
Formal Charges
Resonance
Geometry and Polarity and
bond Length
Read 11-4 thru 11-7
Prob 36 on p. 382
Hybridization
Sigma and Pi
Review Bond Energies
Pi bonds and resonance
Laserdisco
Bonding in Metals
In Class
Pi bonds and resonance
Bonding in Metals
Read 11-7
Prob 50, p. 383
Turn in Lab Report
Review 11-8
Read 12-1 to 12-3
Prob 82 on p. 384
Homework
Read 12-4
Work on the packet
Prob 50, p. 383
Finish Lab Report
Tuesday, January 30
B
Wednesday, January 31
Intro Organic chem.
OC Projects/Presents
Read 27-1 through 27-4
VDW Forces
Solids
Read 27-5 though 27-9
Finish Orgo Presentation
(on ppt)
Review other orgo ppts or
finish yours
A
Thursday, February 1
Organic Presentations
B
Friday, February 2
Finish Orgo presents
A
Monday, February 5
B
Tuesday, February 6
A
Wednesday, February 7
B/A
Thursday, February 8
A
Friday, February 9
B
Monday, February 12
A
Tuesday, February 13
B
Wednesday, February 14
A
Thursday, February 15
B
In Class
Finish Orgo Presents
VDW Forces
Review for test
Liquids and evp
Bonding and Orgo Test
Go over tests
EVP Water Lab
- Study for Bonding/Orgo
Test (Tues)
- Finish Bonding Packet
(due Tues)
- Review other orgo ppts
handouts
Homework
Read 13-1 and 13-2
Prob 4, 55, & 56 on page
458 and 462
Study for Test
Read 13-7 and skim 13-8
and 13-9
THP
Prob 81 on page 464
Probs 7-10 on p. 458
Relative Humidity
Properties of Solids
Phase diagrams
In Class
EVP
RH
Read 13-4
Prob C on page 465
Phase Diagrams
Read 13-5 and 13-6
Probs 2 & 4 pp. 457-8
IHP
Properties of Solids
Read 13-4
Prob C on page 465
Properties of Solids
Sulfur Chem
Prob 81 on page 464
Homework
THP
Friday, February 16
Condensed Lab
Prob E on page 465
In Class
Prez Day
Homework
Read a newspaper, at least
one story per section
Compare Solids
Intro Solutions
M, m, X, %
Henry’s Law
Evp of solutions
Raoult’s Law
Read 14-1 to 14-5
Probs 25 and 26 on page
497
Heats of Solution Lab
Read 14-6, skim 14-7
RQ 14 and 17, p. 497
Colligative Properties
Osmotic Pressure
Read 14-8 and 14-9
THP
Monday, February 26
In Class
Solution Problem Set
Homework
Work on finishing the
Problem Set
A
Tuesday, February 27
Practice ACS Test
Work on finishing the
Problem Set
Due tomorrow
Review ACS Packets
A
Monday, February 19
Tuesday, February 20
A
Wednesday, February 21
B
Thursday, February 22
A
Friday, February 23
Finish Lab Report on evp of
water
B
B
Wednesday, February 28
Ideal Solutions
Non Ideal Solutions
A
Thursday, March 1
Go over Prob Sets
Finish Lab Report on MW
of Sulfur
B
Friday, March 2
ACS Review
Take ACS Test tonight or
tomorrow
Monday, March 5
In Class
Laserdisco
Homework
Review Solids and Liquids
B
Tuesday, March 6
Go over Problem Sets
Study for Test on
Condensed States
A
A
Wednesday, March 7
Condensed Test
Read 6-1 to 6-3
Go over tests
Intro Gas Chem
MM & D
Gas Lab
Probs 41, 42, and 48 on p.
197
In Class
MM & D
KMT
Homework
Read 6-6 and 6-7
Avogadro’s Law
Dalton
Prob 65 on page 198
Molecular Speed
Effusion
Real Gases
Colligative Property
Review Exercise
Read 6-8 and 6-9
Prob 77 on p. 199
Grading Day
End of Qtr
In Class
MM & D
KMT
Homework
Read 6-6 and 6-7
Finish MW of sulfur lab
Prob 65 on page 198
Wednesday, March 28
Avogadro’s Law
Dalton
Molecular Speed
Effusion
Gases and Equilibrium
A
Thursday, March 29
Real Gases
Finish Butane Lab Report
B
Friday, March 30
Seawater Lab Part #1
Read 26-1 to 26-4
In Class
Homework
B
Thursday, March 8
A
Friday, March 9
Read 6-4 and 6-5
Prob 45 and 46 on p. 197
B
Monday, March 12
A
Tuesday, March 13
B
Wednesday, March 14
A
Thursday, March 15
B
Friday, March 16
Monday, March 26
A
Tuesday, March 27
B
Read Chapters 30 and 31
over break
Read 6-8 and 6-9
Prob 77 on p. 199
A
Monday, April 2
B
Tuesday, April 3
Complex Ions
A
EDTA Lab:
Complexometric Titrations
Part 1
Wednesday, April 4
Intro Nuclear Chemistry
B
Thursday, April 5
Finish EDTA Lab
A
Friday, April 6
Ionizing Radiation
Read over Lab Procedures
and backgrounds
Finish Lab report for
seawater
B
In Class
Induced Radioactivity
Rates of Decay
Binding Energy
Fission/Fusion
Nuclear Power
Homework
ACS Awards Night
Nuke Applications
Review
Study for test
B
Thursday, April 12
Nuclear Shielding Lab
Start Nuke Lab Reports
A
Friday, April 13
Transition Metals
Read 24-1 through 24-4
In Class
Rare Earth Elements and
Inner transitions
Homework
Read 24-5 through 24-7
THP
Nuclear half-life lab – Ba137
Read 25-1 to 25-5
Isomerism
Read 25-6 to 25-8
THP
Monday, April 9
B
Tuesday, April 10
A
Wednesday, April 11
THP
B
Monday, April 16
B
Tuesday, April 17
A
Wednesday, April 18
B
Thursday, April 19
A
Friday, April 20
Seawater Lab Part 2
Finish Nuke Lab reports
Complex Ions and
Coordination Chemistry
THP
In Class
Chemistry of the Living
State
Homework
Read 28-1 to 28-2
B
Monday, April 23
B
Tuesday, April 24
Chemistry of Vitamin C Lab Read 28-4
A
Wednesday, April 25
Lipids
Read 28-5
B
Thursday, April 26
Proteins
Read 28-6
A
Friday, April 27
Nucleic Acids
THP
Monday, April 30 to May 4th
In Class
Review Old AP Test
Problems
Homework
Review Packets Due Friday
Monday, May 7 to May 11
In Class
Review Old AP Test
Problems
Homework
Review Packets Due Friday
B
Summary of Laboratory exercises:
AP Chemistry Labs: 2006-2007
1. The Reaction of Iodine with Zinc
2.
Limiting Reactant
3. Beer’s Law
4. Separation of Carbonates
5. Rate Law Determination of Crystal Violet
6. Study of the Kinetics of a Reaction
7. Determination of the Equilibrium Constant for the Formation of FeSCN+2
8. Acid/Base Titration
9. Standardization of a Base; Equivalent Weight of an Acid
10. Concentration and pH of the Phosphate Buffer System
11. Determination of the Solubility Product of an Ionic Compound
12. Thermochemistry and Enthalpy of Reaction
13. Qualitative Analysis
a. Identification of Silver, Lead, and Mercurous Ions
b. Identification of Ferric, Aluminum, and Zinc Ions
c. Identification of Alkaline Earth and Alkali Metal Ions
14. Analysis of Commercial Bleach
15. Organic Presentations
16. Vapor Pressure and Enthalpy of Vaporization of Water
17. Heats of Solution, KOH and KNO3
18. Using Freezing Point Depression to Find Molecular Weight of Sulfur
19. Determining a Value for R
20. Molecular Weight of Butane
21. Pacific Ocean Water Analysis
22. Radioactivity and Effects of Shielding
23. Half-Life of Barium – 137
24. The Chemistry of Vitamin C
25. Complexometric Titrations - EDTA