Activity Series for AP Chem?

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<p>Does one have to memorize the activity series for AP Chemistry?</p>

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<p>yes. 10 char</p>

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<p>Haha, no, they'll give you that kind of stuff you need. It would be ridiculous if you had to memorize the whole activity series.</p>

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<p>Wait...so was poster 2 being facetious?</p>

<p>Anyway, I mean, the relatively short activity series for group 1A and 2A, and that of the halogens should be memorized right? It's really just a pattern though correct? (reactivity towards the lower left and upper right corners respectively) But for transition elements I'm guessing we don't need to memorize those?</p>

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<p>Memorize the distinct parts of the series: Group 1, Group 2, Transition metals, Hydrogen, and the "jewelers" metals (silver, platinum, gold)</p>

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<p>skp21's suggestion is overkill. For the multiple choice section, knowing trends as il banditio suggested is sufficient. For the free response section, you are given a table of standard reduction potentials, so there's no need to memorize transition metals, hydrogen, etc. (I've reviewed every MC question back to 1984 and every free response back to 1999, so I'm confident I'm not misleading you.)</p>

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<p>Thank you gfaith for that useful advice. However, my AP chemistry teacher requires us to memorize everything! I mean everything ranging from simple constans and equations all the way to the standard reduction table, heats of formations, and vapor pressure. We also get random quizzes on the tables so we have to stay on top of things.</p>

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<p>Tell your AP chem teacher to stop being such a bad teacher.</p>

<p>Learning useless tables of information that any sane person would just look up does not teach you anything useful. Honestly, who in their right mind would memorize heats of formations when they could just look it up? Knowing how to use those things is infinitely more important. Good luck to you, I'd hate a teacher like that.</p>

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<p>you can also use the electric potential chart to figure out the activity series</p>

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<p>I'm guessing lower values indicate higher reactivity for metals correct?</p>