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This document contains comprehensive AP® Chemistry review notes covering all nine units of the AP Chemistry curriculum. It includes organized explanations of key concepts, essential formulas, chemical principles, reaction mechanisms, and exam-focused summaries designed to reinforce understanding and prepare students for success on the AP Chemistry exam. The resource is ideal for students preparing for quizzes, unit tests, and the AP exam. It can be used for comprehensive revision, last-minute review, and strengthening problem-solving skills across the entire AP Chemistry course.

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UNIT 1: Atomic Structure and Properties
1.1 Moles and Molar Mass
 Avogadro’s number = 6.02 * 10^23 (1 mol of everything has this many)
 Atomic mass(amu) = molar mass(g/mol)
 One unit → another unit; use conversion factors
1.2 Mass Spectra of Elements
 Mass spectrum = graph of isotopes + abundance
o Each bar represents an isotope
 To calculate atomic mass from spectrum: ∑ (isotope * relative abundance in decimal)
 Mass number = protons + neutrons
1.3 Elemental Composition of Pure Substances
 To find percent composition: 1) find mass of each element 2) find mass of compound 3)
(mass of each element / mass of compound) *100
 Empirical formula = lowest whole number ratio of atoms vs Chemical/Molecular formula
= actual number of atoms
o Same empirical formula = same % composition
 To find empirical formula from experimental data: 1) convert all units to moles 2) divide
everything by lowest number of moles 3) if needed multiply to make whole numbers
o If given in percentages, use the percentage as the mass in grams
 For hydrate analysis problems: moles of water removed / moles of anhydrous substance
1.4 Composition of Mixtures
 Elemental analysis: finding mass of elements in a mixture to see how pure the mixture is
1.5 Atomic Structure and Electron Configuration
 Coulomb's law: F = (q1 * q2) / r^2
o f → force/attraction; q → charges; r → distance
1.6 Photoelectron Spectroscopy
 Aufbau principle: electrons fill lower energy levels first
 Photoelectron spectroscopy: each peak represents different sublevel (ex: 1s^2, 2s^2),
height of peaks represent # of electrons
1.7 Periodic Trends
 Atomic radius, ionization energy, electronegativity, electron affinity
1.8 Valence Electrons and Ionic Compounds

UNIT 2: Compound Structure and Properties
2.1 Types of Chemical Bonds
 Ionization energy is nucleus of one atom and electron of the same atom; chemical bond is
the nucleus of one atom and electron of another
 Ionic (metal + nonmetal), covalent (nonmetals), metallic (metals, delocalized electrons)
2.2 Intramolecular Force and Potential Energy
 Energy curves show stable arrangement for atoms; most stable finds a balance between
repulsive and attractive forces
o Positive values = unstable; negative values = stable
 Lattice energy: energy required to separate ions in an ionic bond

, 2.3 Structure of Ionic Solids
 To conduct electricity a substance must have charged particles and be able to move freely
2.4 Structure of Metals and Alloys
 Properties of metals: conduct electricity, malleable, ductile
 Alloys: combines 2+ metals
o Substitutional: atoms with similar radius; substitute in alloy
o Interstitial: atoms with different radius; smaller atom fill sup space between larger
ones; stronger than metal
2.5 Lewis Diagrams
 Only valence electrons
 Bond energy increases as number of bonds increase
 Central atoms are the least electronegative
 Elements in period 3 and below can have expanded octet
 To draw lewis structure for molecules
o Count electrons
o Draw at least one bond between each element first
o Fill in remaining electrons
o If octet not met, draw double, then triple bonds
2.6 Resonance and Formal Charge
 Length of resonance bonds are equal; either 1.5 or 1 ⅓ instead of double bond or single
bond
 Resonance shown by double-sided arrow
 Formal charge = num of valence electrons - num of assigned electrons
o Dominant structure = least number of nonzero charges; negative charges assigned
to electronegative elements
2.7 VSEPR and Hybridization
 Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion
o Bonds and lone pairs will arrange themselves as far apart as possible
 Geometry depends on how many electron domains (bonds / lone pairs) around central
atom
o Steric number
o Lone pairs are more repulsive
 VSEPR CHART AND BOND ANGLES
 Bond polarity
o In a molecule, if the bonds are polar, but equal in magnitude and opposite in
direction, the molecule is NOT polar
o Symmetrical shapes (cannot be polar): linear, trigonal planar, tetrahedral, trigonal
bipyramidal, square planar, octahedral
 Atomic orbitals (s,p,d,f) are only in unbonded atoms
o When atoms bond, they form hybrid orbitals
o 4 electron domains = sp^3; 3 ED = sp^2; 2 ED = sp
o single bond = 1 sigma; double bond = 1 pi 1 sigma; triple bond = 1 sigma 2 pi


UNIT 3: Properties of Substances and Mixtures
3.1 Intermolecular and Interparticle Forces
 Intra- in the molecule (covalent bonds); inter- attraction between two different molecules

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