<p>Hi, I'm taking the Chemistry SAT II on December 3rd and have been studying for the past two months. I've only studied 2-3 hours per week but have a tutor come another 1 hour per week. I used the Princeton Review book in June when I first took the test, but now I am using the Barron's book to prepare. The practice tests are much different than anything I've seen before and I'm very worried.</p>
<p>I've scored a 650 and a 680-700 on the first two practice tests in the Barron's book and was wondering how that'd stack up to the actual college board test. I'm shooting for over a 700, preferably around a 730-740.</p>
<p>Also, are there any other practice tests that will be beneficial for the test? I really want to do as many practice tests as possible before I take the actual test.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Yes. Also try out spark notes and Kaplan. They all offer a lot of different practice tests. You are on the right track when you say you want to take as many practice tests as possible. The practice tests usually are harder than the actual test. Make sure you study for lab equipment usages (like Buret, fractional distillation, pipet, etc…), also study for individual compounds or elements properties, For ex: carbon dioxide- green house effect, makes lime water go cloudy, Al (OH)3 has dual acidic and basic property and so forth. The test can be quite detailed. I realized that most students are not good with those two areas. My two students whom I tutored for SAT in the May and June session both got 790. Good luck</p>
<p>the practice tests usually are harder than the actual test.
phew! i’ve gotten a 650 and a 690 on two Barrons tests. Do you think that’ll bring me over an 700 on the collegeboard test?</p>
<p>Make sure you study for lab equipment usages (like Buret, fractional distillation, pipet, etc…),
Barron’s has some ridiculous lab setups in their practice tests that they have 4 questions on and I always get 1 right out of the 4. Should i be expecting such hard ones on the collegeboard test?</p>
<p>also study for individual compounds or elements properties, For ex: carbon dioxide- green house effect, makes lime water go cloudy, Al (OH)3 has dual acidic and basic property and so forth.
hmmm… this is definitely my weakest area. any way to prepare for stuff like this? have no clue about that Al(OH)3 fact you just stated.</p>
<p>Thanks so much!</p>
<p>I don’t know about your other questions, but I know that Al is amphoteric, which means that it can either be an acid or a base. There are 8 elements like that: Be, Sn, Ga, and some other ones that I don’t know off the top of my head.</p>