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Pick a unit to drill it head-on. Each unit has 4 different test variations so you can keep retaking until you master it.
Moles, mass spectrometry, electron configuration, periodic trends.
12 questions · ~18 min
Ionic, covalent, and metallic bonding; Lewis diagrams; VSEPR; hybridization.
12 questions · ~18 min
Intermolecular forces, gases, solids, liquids, solutions, and chromatography.
12 questions · ~18 min
Balancing reactions, stoichiometry, types of reactions, and titrations.
12 questions · ~18 min
Rate laws, reaction mechanisms, catalysts, and the Arrhenius equation.
12 questions · ~18 min
Heat, enthalpy, calorimetry, Hess’s law, and entropy.
12 questions · ~18 min
Reaction quotient, Kc and Kp, Le Chatelier, ICE tables, and Ksp.
12 questions · ~18 min
pH, Ka and Kb, buffers, titration curves, and polyprotic acids.
12 questions · ~18 min
Spontaneity, Gibbs free energy, galvanic & electrolytic cells, and electrolysis.
12 questions · ~18 min
How unit tests work
AP Chemistry is a rigorous college-level course covering nine units organized under four Big Ideas: Scale/Proportion/Quantity, Structure and Properties, Transformations, and Energy. Content runs from atomic structure, periodicity, and bonding through intermolecular forces, stoichiometry and solutions, chemical reactions, kinetics, thermodynamics, equilibrium, acids and bases, and applications of thermodynamics including electrochemistry. The course emphasizes particulate-level reasoning: you are constantly asked to connect what happens among atoms, ions, and molecules to observable macroscopic behavior and to represent that understanding with diagrams, graphs, and equations. Equilibrium, acid-base chemistry, and thermodynamics are among the densest and most frequently tested topics, and they build on earlier units, so gaps in stoichiometry or bonding compound quickly. The exam rewards students who can move fluidly between symbolic, particulate, and graphical representations and who can justify claims with both calculations and conceptual explanations. A common stumbling block is treating chemistry as plug-and-chug; the free-response section frequently asks 'explain why' or 'justify your answer,' and unsupported numerical answers earn little credit. Mastery of significant figures, dimensional analysis, ICE tables, and reading titration and energy diagrams is essential. Because a calculator and a reference packet with equations and constants are provided, memorizing formulas matters less than knowing when and how to apply them. The strongest preparation combines steady problem practice across all nine units with timed FRQ work graded against official rubrics, plus laboratory reasoning, since experimental design and data analysis appear throughout the exam and reflect the course's required hands-on investigations.
Two sections over 3 hours 15 minutes, each worth 50%: Section I is 60 multiple-choice questions in 90 minutes; Section II is 7 free-response questions in 105 minutes (3 long and 4 short). A calculator and a reference packet with equations and constants are provided.
Section I (50%) and Section II (50%) form a composite that is converted to the reported AP score of 1 to 5.