<p>I am taking Chemistry Pre-IB this sophomore year.
My Chem teacher doesn't recommend me to take the SAT II in Chem as she claims that we "skip a lot of stuff" ... I was still wondering if I should.</p>
<p>1 year of Honors Chemistry - enough for the SAT II in chem or would I need a second year ?</p>
<p>If you're really underprepared, it's probably best to wait it out. However, if you have a pretty good understanding of Chemistry, grab some review books and go for the test.</p>
<p>Would being prepared mean making a good grade in Chem?
I am making a 96 and it is the easiest science for me (but then again, I am NOT good at science) ... yet I am so insecure because this is my first chem year.</p>
<p>Not necessarily a good grade. Take a look in a prep book as those will probably cover things you need to know for the actual exam. If there are many things you haven't covered in class or need to know in better detail, then you're probably not prepared well enough through the class alone. Thus, you should study the prep books and study up in those sections. Take a practice exam and see how you do.</p>
<p>I took it after one year of chemistry I honors, no prep, in June. I depended on the course alone and just woke up that Saturday morning after nothing to take the test. I got a B+ for the course and a 680 on the SAT II. It was my first SAT II. You'll do better than me if you prep.</p>
<p>Yea I am also wondering about this.
Anyone know how good the textbook: The central science is? By lemay bursten and others.</p>
<p>Never heard of it...</p>
<p>In AP Chem, we are using Zumdahl 5th Edition, which is a wonderful book.</p>
<p>If your school is anything like mine, I doubt you'll be ready for the SAT II after only having an honors course in Chemistry. I plan to take mine in June after my AP Test. I could be wrong, though, as science curriculum and difficulty varies from school to school. Try some of these questions and see how you do: <a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/lc_two/chem/prac/pracStart.html?chem%5B/url%5D">http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/lc_two/chem/prac/pracStart.html?chem</a></p>
<p>Best of luck.</p>
<p>I took chem with Chemistry: the central science, I liked it. There is another book by the same author, Chemistry: connections to our changing world, which I do not recommend at all. If you're doing well with the central science book and feel you understand the material I would say go for the SATII, as long as you have covered what you need to, which probably means wait until after the end of the year.</p>
<p>IB chem did not prepare me at all, but I also had terrible chem teachers. Barron's book is the best in my opinion, but study as soon as possible, for it contains a copious amount of information.</p>
<p>I will take the test in May unless I can sign up for Chemistry this summer at the local community college. My books is Glencoe's Chemistry book: Matter and its changes or something like that.</p>
<p>I just took one year of regular Chemistry. Our non-honors course covered everything except for organic chemistry up to the date of the June test (the rest are covered after the test). So I self-studied the stuff that we are not able to cover before the test date from review books and an intro biochemistry book I have. Turned out I covered all te material that way. (The intro biochemistry book is great because the first chapter summarizes all the basic chemistry material). I got a 780 on the SAT II Chemistry because I never did any practice tests and hence ran out of time at the end and didn't do the last 3 problems.</p>
<p>Which review books do you suggest for the Chem SAT II?</p>
<p>i took 1 year honors chem and then got 770 on SATII Chem, just buy a princeton review study book for the test and you should be fine</p>
<p>I essentially had 1 yr of chem (not very in depth) and took the SAT II and got a 780. You'll do fine</p>
<p>The Central Science I think was my AP Chem textbook last year...I thought it was pretty good. I covered pretty much all of the topics in the AP. For the SAT II, just look at a review book first it really depends on your class. It's alot easier than the chemistry ap and its mostly concepts; the calculations are usually stoichiometry and very basic.</p>
<p>How does a hydratation reaction works?</p>
<p>I took one year Hon Chem. This year I am enrolled in AP Chem. I took SAT Chemistry SAT II this January and I scored 800. Just read Barron's once and it is easy to score 800.</p>
<p>but does anyone knows how hydratation reaction works, for example when you put cacl2 with water, it will get hot, how does this works?</p>
<p>I thought cacl2 is an ionic solid, so its just going to ionize in water to form ca2+ and cl- ions. Correct me if I'm wrong.</p>