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An AP Chemistry path covering atomic structure, bonding, mixtures, reactions, kinetics, thermochemistry, equilibrium, acids and bases, electrochemistry, and particle-level explanation.

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AP Chemistry / introductory college chemistry

AP Chemistry curriculum

An AP Chemistry path covering atomic structure, bonding, mixtures, reactions, kinetics, thermochemistry, equilibrium, acids and bases, electrochemistry, and particle-level explanation.

Pacing
9 units, 28-36 weeks self-paced
Units
9 unit sequence
Practice
720 checked answers
Support
Self-paced or tutor-guided
Outcomes
  • Explain chemical observations through particles, forces, energy, and equilibrium.
  • Use stoichiometry, rate laws, thermodynamics, acid-base models, and electrochemistry with units and assumptions visible.
  • Write AP-style lab and free-response explanations that connect calculations to chemical meaning.

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  1. 01

    Atomic structure and properties

    • Use moles, isotopes, mass spectrometry, electron configuration, and periodic trends.
    • Explain trends with Coulombic attraction and shielding.

    Practice: Explain one periodic trend using evidence from atomic structure and a particle-level argument.

  2. 02

    Compound structure and properties

    • Compare ionic, covalent, metallic, and network structures.
    • Use Lewis structures, formal charge, resonance, VSEPR, polarity, and intermolecular forces.

    Practice: Predict properties for two substances and justify each with bonding and intermolecular-force evidence.

  3. 03

    Properties of substances and mixtures

    • Use gases, solutions, concentration, spectroscopy, chromatography, and particulate models.
    • Connect observed properties to structure and interactions.

    Practice: Analyze a solution or gas data table with units, particle reasoning, and a model limitation.

  4. 04

    Chemical reactions

    • Balance reactions, classify reaction types, use net ionic equations, and solve stoichiometry problems.
    • Track limiting reactants and reaction evidence.

    Practice: Solve a limiting-reactant problem and explain the reaction evidence at the particle level.

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