Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- PART I: STRATEGIES FOR THE AP EXAM -- Preparing for the AP Chemistry Examination -- What's in This Book -- What's in the Chemistry Textbook That Will Help Your Preparation -- Setting Up a Review Schedule -- Before the Examination -- Taking the AP Chemistry Examination -- Strategies for the Multiple-Choice Section -- Types of Multiple-Choice Questions -- Strategies for the Free-Response Section -- Strategies for Answering Essay Questions -- Scoring for Free-Response Questions -- A Diagnostic Test -- PART II: A REVIEW OF AP CHEMISTRY -- Chapter 1. Chemical Foundations -- Uncertainty in Measurement -- Dimensional Analysis -- Density -- Temperature -- Classification of Matter -- Mixtures and Pure Substances -- Changes in Matter -- Multiple-Choice and Free-Response Questions -- Chapter 2. Atomic Theory and Atomic Structure -- Fundamental Chemical Laws -- History of the Atom -- Modern View of Atomic Structure -- Nomenclature -- Multiple-Choice and Free-Response Questions -- Chapter 3. Stoichiometry -- The Mole -- Molar Mass -- Molarity -- Percent Composition -- Determination of Empirical Formula by Combustion Analysis -- Conversions Involved in Stoichiometric Calculations -- Solution Stoichiometry -- Limiting Reactant -- Percent Yield -- Multiple-Choice and Free-Response Questions -- Chapter 4. Chemical Reactions -- Describing Reactions in Aqueous Solution -- Types of Reactions -- Combustion -- Complex-Ion Formation -- Acid-Base Reactions -- Strong Acid-Strong Base Reactions -- Weak Acid-Strong Base Reactions (or Strong Acid-Weak Base) -- Oxidation-Reduction Reactions -- Steps for Balancing Oxidation-Reduction Reactions -- Redox Reactions in the AP Chemistry Free-Response Section -- Precipitation Reactions -- Predicting Precipitates -- Multiple-Choice and Free-Response Questions -- Chapter 5. Gases -- Gas Laws.

Gas Stoichiometry -- Molar Volume -- Molar Mass of a Gas -- Dalton's Law -- Gas Collection Over Water -- Kinetic Molecular Theory -- Root-Mean-Square Velocity -- Effusion and Diffusion -- Real Gases -- Multiple-Choice and Free-Response Questions -- Chapter 6. Thermochemistry and Thermodynamics -- First Law of Thermodynamics -- Enthalpy -- Calorimeter -- Specific Heat -- Heating Curves -- Heat of Vaporization -- Hess's Law -- Entropy -- Free Energy -- Free Energy and Chemical Reactions -- Multiple-Choice and Free-Response Questions -- Chapter 7. Atomic Structure and Periodicity -- Electromagnetic Radiation -- Characteristics of Waves -- Energy of Electromagnetic Radiation -- Atomic Spectrum -- Bohr Model -- Quantum Mechanical Model -- Quantum Numbers -- Orbital Shapes and Energies -- Aufbau Principle and Electron Configurations -- Valence Electrons -- Orbital Diagrams -- Periodic Trends in Atomic Properties -- Multiple-Choice and Free-Response Questions -- Chapter 8. Bonding, Structure, and Organic Chemistry -- Ionic Bonding -- Coulomb's Law -- Ions: Electron Configuration and Sizes -- Sizes of Ions -- Lattice Energy -- Covalent Bonding -- Electronegativity -- Polar Bond -- Localized Electron Bonding Model -- Lewis Structures -- Molecular Structure: The VSEPR Model -- Hybridization -- Bond Energies and Enthalpy -- Bond Length -- Organic Chemistry -- Intermolecular Forces -- Multiple-Choice and Free-Response Questions -- Chapter 9. Liquids and Solids -- Intermolecular Forces -- Properties of Liquids -- Structure and Types of Solids -- Changes in State -- Multiple-Choice and Free-Response Questions -- Chapter 10. Solutions -- Solutions and Their Compositions -- Factors Affecting Solubility -- The Vapor Pressures of Solutions -- Colligative Properties -- Multiple-Choice and Free-Response Questions -- Chapter 11. Kinetics.

Factors Affecting Reaction Rates -- Collision Theory -- Reaction Rates -- Rate Laws -- Mechanisms -- Determination of Activation Energy -- Multiple-Choice and Free-Response Questions -- Chapter 12. Equilibrium -- Equilibrium Condition -- Reaction Quotient -- Types of Equilibrium Problems -- Gaseous Equilibrium -- LeChâtelier's Principle -- Relationship of K to Free Energy, ΔG° -- Multiple-Choice and Free-Response Questions -- Chapter 13. Acids, Bases, and Salts -- Acid-Base Theories -- Acid and Base Strength -- Calculating the pH of Strong Acids and Bases -- Calculating the pH of Weak Acids -- Calculating the Percent Dissociation -- Calculating the pH of Weak Bases -- Polyprotic Acids -- Acid-Base Properties of Salts -- Buffers -- Titration -- Multiple-Choice and Free-Response Questions -- Chapter 14. Solubility -- Solubility Product -- Calculations Involving Solubility -- Common Ion Effect -- Precipitate Formation -- Selective Precipitation -- Complex Ion Equilibria -- Qualitative Analysis -- Multiple-Choice and Free-Response Questions -- Chapter 15. Electrochemistry -- Galvanic Cells -- Electrolytic Cells -- Comparison of Galvanic and Electrolytic Cells -- Multiple-Choice and Free-Response Questions -- Chapter 16. Nuclear Chemistry -- Radioactive Decay -- The Kinetics of Radioactive Decay -- Multiple-Choice and Free-Response Questions -- PART III: PRACTICE TESTS -- Practice Test 1 -- Practice Test 2.