Name: _________________________________________________________________ AP Chemistry
AP Chemistry
I hope you are excited about taking in AP Chemistry for this year. The difference between this class and
your 1st year chemistry course is so significant; you must be prepared to work like you never have before.
Based on the statistics from the College Board, this is one of the most challenging courses at Rangeview.
You must have successful grades in honors math courses and your 1st year of chemistry in order to
perform the way your teachers think you can. You should feel honored to be part of this elite group that
will attempt to explain how all matter is manipulated in our universe. If you are ready for the demands of
the course, you are expected to complete this summer assignment so that we can get the most 3’s, 4’s, and 5’s ever seen
by an AP class.
Thank you,
Mr. Bird
mabird@aps.k12.co.us
AP Chemistry Assignment:
In this assignment, you will be mastering the details of what you learned from your first year in chemistry. You will need to
solve some problems from the first three chapters of the textbook. I have posted the Power Point presentations that
accompany our book along with the sample problems from each chapter that show you how to solve the problems. You
must memorize element names, polyatomic ions, measurement conversion factors. You will be tested on the
assignments on your return. You will be required to use the course website to complete some of the assignments and it
will also be used for support throughout the summer.
The summer assignment can be found at www.sciencebird.weebly.com
Assignments:
1.
Make flash cards for memorization.
a. Use index cards, not cut strips of paper to produce your flash cards. You will need flash cards of the following:
i. Metric Units
ii. Element Names and Symbols
iii. Polyatomic Ions
You will see a list of what needs to be on the flash cards in this packet. For elements and ions, put the symbol on
one side and the name on the other. Have only one element or ion per card. You will be given a grade for these
flash cards on your return from summer and be tested on them throughout the year. You can visit the summer
assignment webpage to learn these elements, ions, and metric prefixes from quizlet.com, an online resource for
playing games to memorize content. You can even use your iPod to play games for memorization.
2. View Podcasts and Complete Assignments on the Early Chapters (Review from Chem yr1)
Directions: Go to Mr. Barron’s (a former RHS AP Chem teacher) YouTube channel at
http://www.youtube.com/user/awbarron/videos.
Resources for completing the assignments:
Following this page are most of the resources you will need to complete the assignment over summer. You will need
to access the course webpage for some of the assignments, but most of what you need is attached here in this
packet. If you have any technical problems over the summer with the website, email Mr. Bird with your question.
Name: _________________________________________________________________ AP Chemistry
Metric Unit Flashcards
Directions: Write the unit name and quantity on one side and the symbol on the other.
Example Flashcard:
Length,
meter
Quantity
Length
Mass
Volume
Temperature
Time
Energy
Amount of a
Substance
m
Unit
Meter
Gram
Liter
Celsius
Seconds
Joule
Symbol
m
g
L
°C
s
J
Mole
mol
Metric Prefixes and Conversion Factor Flashcards
Directions: Write the unit name and quantity on one side and the symbol on the other.
Example Flashcard:
Kilo
Prefix
Kilo- (k__)
BASE UNIT
deci- (d__)
centi- (c__)
milli- (m__)
micro- (µ__)
nano- (n__)
Example Conversion:
Given:
5kL = ? L
Formula:
1000L = 1kL
Work:
5kL×
1000L
1kL
=5000L
1 kilo = 1000 base unit
Conversion Factors
1k__ = 1000 base unit
(Example: There are 1000 meters in a kilometer.)
The main metric unit (meter (m), liter (L), gram (g), etc.)
10 d__ = 1 base unit
(Example: There are 10 decimeters in a meter)
100 c__ = 1 base unit
(Example: There are 100 centimeters in a meter)
1000 m__ = 1 base unit
(Example: There are 1000 millimeters in a meter)
1 x 106 µ__ = 1 base unit
(Example: There are 1 x 106 micrometers in a meter)
1 x 109 n__ = 1 base unit
(Example: There are 1 x 109 nanometers in a meter)
Name: _________________________________________________________________ AP Chemistry
Element Flashcards
Directions: Write the element symbol on one side and the name on the other.
Example Flashcard:
Gallium
Aluminum
Argon
Barium
Beryllium
Bismuth
Boron
Bromine
Calcium
Carbon
Cesium
Chlorine
Chromium
Cobalt
Copper
Fluorine
Gold
Helium
Al
Ar
Ba
Be
Bi
B
Br
Ca
C
Cs
Cl
Cr
Co
Cu
F
Au
He
Gallium
Germanium
Hydrogen
Iodine
Iron
Lead
Lithium
Magnesium
Manganese
Mercury
Neon
Nickel
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Phosphorous
Platinum
Potassium
Ga
Ga
Ge
H
I
Fe
Pb
Li
Mg
Mn
Hg
Ne
Ni
N
O
P
Pt
K
Radon
Rubidium
Scandium
Silicon
Silver
Sodium
Strontium
Sulfur
Titanium
Tin
Uranium
Xenon
Zinc
Rn
Rb
Sc
Si
Ag
Na
Sr
S
Ti
Sn
U
Xe
Zn
Memorization Hints: Elements/Symbols
Silver
Ag
If a person who is expecting a present of a gold necklace and receives a silver one.
He might say, “Ag, I didn’t want silver”
“Hey you, I want that gold necklace!” Said with a “Hey you” sounding like Au.
Gold
Au
That brother of mine – Bro of mine!
Bromine
Br
“Caws give milk!” Pronounced with an accent to make cows sound like it’s spelled
Calcium
Ca
with an A.
“You can Clean with chlorine!”
Chlorine
Cl
“Fe, Fi, Fo, Fum, I’m an iron man!”
Iron
Fe
If you breathe in helium, you will laugh. He, He, He!
Helium
He
Greek mythology – Hg stands for Helmet guy!
Mercury
Hg
You will get Kicked out of school for the double nasty! You can’t do the first three
Potassium
K
letters and cannot say the next three!
“Naw, I don’t way any sodium!”
Sodium
Na
“Nick owes me a nickel!”
Nickel
Ni
“Open your mouth wide to take in oxygen!”
Oxygen
O
Pencil broke!
Lead
Pb
Silly con!
Silicon
Si
A tin roof gets hot in the Sun.
Tin
Sn
Take the first three letters - Man
Manganese
Mn
Take the first three letters - Mag
Magnesium
Mg
Name: _________________________________________________________________ AP Chemistry
Polyatomic Ion Flashcards
Directions: Write the polyatomic ion symbol on one side and the name on the other.
Example Flashcard:
CN-
cyanide
Polyatomic ions are groups of multiple atoms that have a charge (positive or negative). The symbols shown below
tell you what elements are in the ion, how many atoms of each, and the charge. For example, NO−
3 contains a
nitrogen atom, four hydrogen atoms, and the entire group has a charge of -1.
Memorization Hints: Polyatomic Ions
If you have two ions with similar names and the only difference is the number of oxygen atoms in your ion:
-ite means smaller number of O
-ate means larger number of O
Hypo- (smallest) and Per- (largest) are used if there are four ions with similar names and different numbers of oxygen.
Positive Polyatomic Ions (Polyatomic Cations)
1+
Ammonium (NH4 +)
Negative Polyatomic Ions (Polyatomic Anions)
1Acetate (C2H3O2-)
Chlorate (ClO3-)
Chlorite (ClO2-)
Cyanide (CN-)
Dihydrogen phosphate (H2PO4-)
Hydrogen Carbonate or bicarbonate (HCO3-)
Hydrogen Sulfite or bisulfite (HSO3-)
Hydroxide (OH-)
Nitrate (NO3-)
Nitrite (NO2-)
Perchlorate (ClO4-)
Permanganate (MnO4-)
Thiocyanate (SCN-)
2Carbonate (CO32-)
Chromate (CrO42-)
Dichromate (Cr2O7 2- )
Hydrogen Phosphate (HPO4 2- )
Oxalate (C2O42-)
Peroxide (O2 2- )
Sulfate (SO4 2- )
Sulfite (SO3 2- )
3Arsenate (AsO4 3- )
Phosphate (PO4 3- )