Feb 29, 2024 | 2022 Exam, AP, AP TOPIC 07, Equilibrium |
While I was recently updating the Mapped AP FRQ Worksheets to add the 2021, 2022 and 2023 FRQs, I came across multiple errors in the Chief Examiner’s reports for 2021 and 2022. Here’s a summary of those errors. 2021 I have found two errors in the 2021...
Jan 15, 2024 | Acid-Base, AP, AP TOPIC 07, AP TOPIC 08, Equilibrium |
The annual student struggle with acid-base chemistry usually revolves around questions that deal with weak acids and bases. If you pause to think about that for a moment, the difficulties are actually centered around equilibrium rather than acid and base chemistry....
Oct 6, 2020 | AP, CED 2019, Equilibrium |
Here’s a common question that I was asked once again today; Adrian, why do some of your materials point to equilibrium problems that contain the need for quadratic equations, when we know that type of math will not be tested on the AP chemistry exam? In other...
Mar 2, 2017 | 2013-14 Curriculum, UNIT 06 |
Having looked at the “thermal energy” nonsense in LO 6.25 for around 5 years, and having written this blog post in Feb 2016, and this blog post in Feb 2015 (you should read them both), I still feel lost when it comes how TE might ultimately be assessed....
Jun 15, 2016 | Acid-Base, AP, Big Idea 6, Equilibrium, Ksp, Le Châtelier |
All things bright & beautiful, all creatures great and small. Remember that hymn? We often talk about remembering the little things, well here’s a lesson in remembering the big things as well! This post started life with an entirely different title. It was...
