Format of Exam

3 hour exam divided into 2 sections

Section I- Multiple Choice – 75 questions ( 90 minutes, 50% total grade)

• Periodic table only
• No calculator
• Topics include:

Structure of matter- (atomic structure, chemical bonding, nuclear) 20%

States of matter-(gases, liquids and solids, solutions) 20%

Reactions (reaction types[acid base, precipitation, redox], stoichiometry, equilibrium, kinetics, thermodynamics) 35-40%

Descriptive chemistry 10-15%

Laboratory 10%

Section II- Free Response – 6 questions (95 minutes, 50% of grade)

• Periodic table
• Equations sheet, reduction potential table

Part A- 3 questions (55 minutes of the 95 minutes)

• Calculator allowed

Question 1 – Equilibrium (weak acid-base, solubility product, gaseous)

Question 2 and 3 – Quantitative topics: stoichiometry, gases, thermo, kinetics, electrochemistry, etc.

• One of the problems could be lab based

Part B – 3 questions (40 minutes of the 95)

• No calculator

Question 4 – Reactions: student predict the product of 3 reactions and write a balanced net ionic equation for each. A descriptive chemistry question will be asked for each reaction.

Question 5 and 6 Essays: Topics include: atomic structure, bonding, solids & liquids, intermolecular forces

• One of the essays will be lab based in the case that no lab based question appears in Part A