<p>for the test, do we need to know like nomenclature stuff or memorize any molecular formulas for things like polyatomic ions,etc?</p>
<p>if ne1 else has content-related Q's, feel free to post on this thread, thanks</p>
<p>Well, for the AP you need to know the very common polyatomic ions, especially ones that are strong acids/bases and weak acids/bases. College Board does print a list of all the ones you need to know, but honestly, you don't need to really memorize the entire list (I doubt I encountered half of the ones on it during the actual AP test). Through your labs/class, you should know most, if not all, of the formuals of things you'll need. If you really wanted it, the list is also in Cliff Notes. </p>
<p>Nomenclature isn't a huge deal on the test - they don't go and ask "what is the name of the following compound." However, sometimes they'll say the name of a compound and you'll need to know what it means in context to answer a question. Again, I went into the test without really remembering the rules of naming and did fine - I don't ever remember needing to use them.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, the only thing you might need to know with nomenclature is basic organic chemistry (ethyl, methyl, etc. + ethers, ketones....) but it doesn't really come up on the exam that often and only consists of a few questions at most. I only had one question on this exam related to it.</p>
<p>I got a 5/790 without doing much rote memorization of those things, so you should be OK :-). Use the Princeton Review - it tells you pretty much everything you'll need to know/memorize to get a high score.</p>
<p>I was actually really upset about the SAT Chem test. I studied so hard because Barron's chem was so hard, but the real thing was stuff I would have known without the extra studying...:(</p>
<p>i got a 670 on chem my freshmen year (`07)</p>
<p>should i take a community college course to freshen up</p>
<p>and take the october test not this year, but next year?</p>
<p>the hardest part is the T/F section. Theres this complicated section where they give you a statement with 2 parts normally separated by a because. You have to decide whether each of the 2 parts is either T or F, then on top of that, there's a third circle that you have to fill in if you think that the second part is an explanation for the first part. Other than that, the test is pretty easy; very basic stuff about molarity, stoichiometry, nuclear, organic, etc. Got an 800!!</p>
<p>i totally f'd up on the t/f.</p>
<p>i skipped about 15 and still got 670</p>
<p>how is that possible?</p>
<p>i got a 800/ 4 .<br>
know the polyatomic ions. kn ow especially shapes of molecules by VSEPR.
If you are aiming for a top score, know the little and trivial facts, such as what is soluble in what. NH3 is very soluble in water, etc. know the small and insignificant things.</p>
<p>also, the T/F is/ can really affect your mood. you might not think you did well, but your score will show otherwisre- i can attest to it</p>
<p>thanks guys</p>
<p>so u think PR covers everything? i'm goin to get barrons later, but i also heard that kaplan's pretty good at covering the math for the test</p>
<p>sparknotes's online book is pretty detailed, do we need to know everything on that? what about REA?</p>
<p>Kaplan also has good practice tests.
and there weren't that much math on the test. it's 80 something questions in a hour, they can't expect you to do much math. focus more on the conceptual stuff.</p>
<p>I only used Barron's and got an 800</p>
<p>I didn't study much. I was very surprised at the 800 too, since i skipped 1 question, and messed up at least 4.</p>