<p>I'm incredibly nervous about the chem regents. It has the WORST curve, and to get mastery you can only get AT MOST 10 wrong, and I really want to get mastery my first time threw. How are you guys studing for the chem regents, and to those who have already took it. What would you recommend doing in prep for it?</p>
<p>I have the Barrons Regents Chem Review Book that I'm gonna start checking out today, but what else can I do so that I'll be absolutley prepared for when I go in?</p>
<p>Chem. is so ridiculous. I… let’s not go into what I got on that test! The program was such a failure that it is no longer offered. Our teachers were very intelligent but did not have the teaching skills necessary to do well on the test. My biggest regret was taking the test in the first place. But that’s me 
I would use the red and blue Barron’s book as well as JMAP; it has an section for science history and english</p>
<p>bumpp. i still nervous, ive been taking regents</p>
<p>Last year I studied my ass off the weekend before using the Prentice Hall Brief Review for chemistry. It really reviewed all the topics you need to know very thoroughly. I would suggest finding a copy if you still have time.</p>
<p>And make sure you do lots of practice tests from the regents people. Just search “Chemistry regents” in google and you’ll get all the administered tests in the last decade.</p>
<p>I’m basically doing what your doing, except I’m taking the regents by hand. I then check my answers, and talk to my chemistry teacher about what I don’t understand. I reccommend doing the Jan and June regents because they have the same writers according to what my chem teacher says, and he’s right about things like that. The regents tend to repeat questions so all you can do, is know the questions from what I’ve learned.</p>
<p>Thanks for the tip!
How does your teacher know who writes which regents?
Also, why is the curve so bad?</p>
<p>Are the Chem Regents a 10th grade test?</p>
<p>It can be any grade 9-12, depending on your school.
I am in 10th, but I think the majority of kids take it in 11th after earth science and biology.</p>
<p>I’m international and the chem regents is about the standard of my 9th - 10th grade exam.</p>
<p>Yes, my sister is in prepharmacy and said most international students find the university’s chemistry too easy. They test out and take something more difficult.</p>
<p>Yeah, our questions are like</p>
<p>An aqueous solution of benzenediazonium chloride is heated, from which a solid, which is soluble in dilute NaOH is obtained. Suggest a structure for the solid obtained and account for its solubility in dilute NaOH.</p>
<p>and</p>
<p>Suggest a sythesis pathway, and include all relevant mechanisms, for synthesizing “methyl 4-chlorobenzoate” aka “methyl parachlorobenzoate” (an ester) starting from benzene.</p>
<p>@nynyny I’m not exactly sure where he got that info from, but I’m pretty sure its because he looks at the writing styles and such. But just from what I’ve seen hes been write, he also has a strong feeling that chromotagraphy is going to be on the regents today.</p>
<p>Chromotography: seperating things using Polarity, Solubility, and Particle Size.</p>
<p>Good Luck!! We can talk about the questions on here after its over</p>
<p>@082349 </p>
<p>I took it as a freshmen(this year) because I was in advanced placement, and took Earth Science in 8th grade. So then in the next 3 years I will be skipping regular science cources and taking AP BIO, AP PHYSICS, AND AP CHEM (in that order)</p>
<p>But usually kids in my school take Chem as Juniors.</p>
<p>@starr8nn Thanks for the tips!
Good luck on the exam!</p>
<p>Number one tip: do NOT write too much. Answer the question and then be finished with it. Many students lose points for “extra incorrect information.”</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone taking it at noon!</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone!</p>
<p>So I just finished my regents about 40 mins ago, what’d you guys think of it? Do you have any questions that your unsure about? I already know I got at least one question wrong -_-, It was the last question on Part A. The one asking about the I-131, and there were two possible choices that were valid. The Stable-Beta Particle, and Un-Stable Beta Particle. My gut instinct was to go with the Un-stable, but for some reason I changed my mind and went with the Stable. Which was wrong… :(</p>
<p>I thought it was a pretty fair test, although the first question was a joke. Haha. ‘What charge does a neutron have?’</p>
<p>which one was the definition of temperature?
hopefully avg kinetic energy?</p>
<p>I had three I was unsure on.</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Releases most energy- nuclear fusion?</p></li>
<li><p>Indicates Cu2+ ions became Cu atoms- colorless solution resulted?</p></li>
<li><p>Safety procedure after experiment- clean up the lab by disposing of chemicals?</p></li>
</ul>
<p>@nynyny im pretty sure thats right</p>
<p>@djumper168 </p>
<ul>
<li>You got that one right, I did combusion for that one. I confused fission and fusion, so I didnt choose fusion…Uhh :(</li>
</ul>
<p>-I did the reddish-brown stuff at the bottem of the liquid. I talked with my friends about it, and they all put that answer. IDK what else couldve been accepted or if even my answer was right</p>
<p>-I said that as well</p>