5 Chemistry Practice Exams - Mr. Winters

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5 Chemistry Practice Exams

by Gary S. Thorpe, M.S.

Consultant Jerry Bobrow, Ph.D.

CliffsAP?

5 Chemistry Practice Exams

CliffsAP?

5 Chemistry Practice Exams

by Gary S. Thorpe, M.S.

Consultant Jerry Bobrow, Ph.D.

About the Author

Publisher's Acknowledgments

Gary S. Thorpe has taught AP Chemistry, College Chemistry, and gifted programs for over 30 years. Recipient of numerous awards in teaching. He is currently on staff at Beverly Hills High School, Beverly Hills, California.

Author's Acknowledgments

I would like to thank my wife, Patti, and my two daughters, Kris and Erin, for their patience and understanding while I was writing this book. I would also like to acknowledge Dr. Jerry Bobrow of Bobrow Test Preparation Services and Christopher Bushee for their input, proofreading, and suggestions.

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Table of Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

The Practice Exams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Study Guide Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Format of the AP Chemistry Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Section II: Free-Response (Essay) Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Topics Covered by the AP Chemistry Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Questions Commonly Asked About the AP Chemistry Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Strategies for Taking the AP Chemistry Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Section I: The Multiple-Choice Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

The "Plus-Minus" System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 The Elimination Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Section II: The Free-Response (Essay) Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Method for Writing the Essays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Three Techniques for Answering Free-Response Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Practice Exam 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Multiple-Choice Answer Sheet for Practice Exam 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Section II: Free-Response Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Answer Key for Practice Exam 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Predicting Your AP Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Answers and Explanations for Practice Exam 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Section II: Free-Response Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Practice Exam 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Multiple-Choice Answer Sheet for Practice Exam 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Section II: Free-Response Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Answer Key for Practice Exam 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Predicting Your AP Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Answers and Explanations for Practice Exam 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Section II: Free-Response Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Practice Exam 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Multiple-Choice Answer Sheet for Practice Exam 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Section II: Free-Response Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Answer Key for Practice Exam 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Predicting Your AP Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Answers and Explanations for Practice Exam 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Section II: Free-Response Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Practice Exam 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Multiple-Choice Answer Sheet for Practice Exam 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Section II: Free-Response Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Answer Key for Practice Exam 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Predicting Your AP Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Answers and Explanations for Practice Exam 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Section II: Free-Response Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

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Practice Exam 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Multiple-Choice Answer Sheet for Practice Exam 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Section II: Free-Response Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Answer Key for Practice Exam 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Predicting Your AP Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Answers and Explanations for Practice Exam 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

Section II: Free-Response Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

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