AP Chemistry Summer Assignment 2013
Spring Grove Area High School
Mrs. Kimber kimberp@sgasd.org
Welcome to AP Chemistry! Our journey is long, so we can’t wait until the end of August to
begin. Whether it is your intention to excel on the AP Chemistry Exam, and exempt 3 to 6
credits in chemistry, or just to have an outstanding background when you enter college,
The AP Chemistry Curriculum is designed to help you achieve your goals.
This course is rigorous and time demanding. Therefore, there are some tasks to work on
over the summer break that will greatly help you ease into the transition to a full load of
classes and extra-curriculars in the fall. Don’t wait until the week before school starts to
begin. Depending on your retention of Chem I, the assignments below will take you 6 to 12
hours to complete.
Task 1: Form a problem solving/study group. Solving chemistry problems, studying, and
writing lab reports works much better if you have a trusted group of friends to work with.
When one of you gets stuck on a problem, someone else in the group can usually help. This
makes the tedious task much more bearable. Eating pizza usually helps also. Be prepared
to report to me about who is in your problem-solving group on the first day of class.
Task 2: Go online and check out the online resources that come with the text. Type this
web address into your browser: http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0035715985/
Click on the Student Center, and familiarize yourself with this site. For each chapter, you
will find a chapter summary, animations, interactive exercises, key equations, and self
assessments. I will frequently have you complete self assessments and email me your
results. It wouldn’t hurt to practice on chapters 1-3! My email address is above if you
want to send me your results.
Task 3: Scan through your AP Chemistry text book which we will endearingly call “Chang”.
Please cover it asap. Familiarize yourself with the organization of the chapters,
particularly the information in tables and figures, and at the end of each chapter.
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Task 4: Chapters 1-3 reading and problem solving.
Read each chapter, and then complete the problems listed below. You must show work
for all problems. Problem sets for chapters 1, 2, and 3 should each be on a
separate sheet of paper, and problems must be numbered, in order, neat, and
legible. This assignment will be collected on the first day of school, and graded. We
will review this material when you return, and there will be a quiz on these 3
chapters on the 4th day of class, Monday August 27,2012
Chapters 1-3 should be a review of Chem I for you. If you do not remember it, you will
need to spend some time re-learning studying this material! The key to success in AP
Chemistry is RETENTION! So when you re-learn this material, make sure you learn it
well enough to retain it! THERE IS NO RE-TESTING IN AP CHEMISTRY! LEARN
IT! RETAIN IT! APPLY IT!
Chapter 1: Introduction
Things to be sure you are confident in:
 All vocabulary listed in the chapter (see the key words at the end of the chapter.)
 Table 1.3 prefixes
 Scientific notation and significant figures
 Definition of density and solving density problems
 Using unit analysis to solve word problems
Solve the following problems at the end of chapter 1 using unit analysis:
36, 38, 40, 46, 48, 50, 54, 56, 64, 69, 72, 75, 76, 82, 85, 90, 92, 93
Chapter 2: Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
Things to be sure you are confident in:
 All vocabulary listed in the chapter (see the key words at the end of the chapter.)
 Charges on all monatomic ions shown in figure 2.11
 Formula writing and naming Ionic Compounds, including all ions listed in table 2.3
 Formula writing and naming molecular compounds, including all prefixes in table 2.4.
 Formula writing and naming binary and oxyacids, bases, and hydrates.
 New but it’s easy, so do it now: naming and formula writing for the first ten
straight chain alkanes. See table 2.8.
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Solve the following problems at the end of chapter 2:
24, 30, 36, 43, 44, 49, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 65, 78, 90, 99
Chapter 3: Mass Relationships in Chemical Reactions
Things to be sure you are confident in:
 All vocabulary listed in the chapter (see the key words at the end of the chapter.)
 Using avogadro’s number and molar mass to convert mass to atoms, moles and
molecules.
 Calculating the % composition of a compound from the empirical or molecular
formula.
 Calculating the empirical formula from the % composition.
 Calculating molecular formulas.
 Writing and balancing chemical equations.
 Solving Mass-Mass stoichiometry problems.
 Calculating the limiting reactant (reagent) and using this to solve mass –mass
problems.
 Calculating % yield in a chemical reaction.
Solve the following problems at the end of chapter 3:
5, 19, 26,30,41, 43,44,47,54,60,69,70,73,84,90,94,107,112
Some additional points: School starts on a day 1. If your lab period is scheduled for day 1,
you must come to school prepared to do a lab that day. Bring closed- toe shoes, and your
completed safety contract to class the first day.
Have a happy and relaxing summer, but don’t forget we have a lot of work to do in the fall
when we return.
Rest Up!
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