It's very easy to say, "I'm holding my AP chemistry students to a high standard'' without ever quantifying that statement. However, without some...
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Periodicity
Periodicity: A couple more things
When you read my AP notes on periodicity from Big Idea 1, you'll find a couple of popular things missing. These two things have been omitted...
The Spirit of the Question
My recent conversation with Eric Scerri that spawned this post, was initially provoked by his article from the previous week in Scientific American....
Writing good answers to AP Periodicity problems
In my experience, the majority of kids understand most of the chemistry behind the periodic trends typically asked in AP, free response questions,...