To: AP Chemistry Student 2005/2006

To: AP Chemistry Student 2017-2018 ______From: Mr. Swiniuch

AP CHEMISTRY SUMMER ASSIGNMENT Welcome to Advanced Placement Chemistry. I am glad you have selected the course and wish you great success in your academic pursuits. The summer assignments are designed to prepare you for a rigorous course equivalent to a full first year college chemistry class. Much time and effort will be expected of you throughout the entire year. The summer assignment is mostly a review of Regents Chemistry and you must have everything memorized for the entire school year .

The summer assignment contains several parts. The work that is to be handed in is due by Wednesday August 30th at 12pm. You can drop the assignments off at school or mail them into school. No matter how, they must be here by 12pm on that Wednesday, I will be picking them up at this time during football practice and if you do not turn them in at this time, they all receive a grade of 0, NO LATE WORK IS EVER ACCEPTED. PART ONE Make flashcards and memorize the names, symbols and charges of the common polyatomic ions and the solubility rules listed on the attached pages “Polyatomic Ion Chart” and “Solubility Guidelines”. All must be memorized. THIS IS NOT HANDED IN BUT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR YOU TO DO SO THAT YOU HAVE THEM MEMORIZED BY THE FIRST DAY! A quiz will be given the first FRIDAY OF SCHOOL (September 8th) to see if you have them memorized. A sample quiz is below. SAMPLE QUIZ 1 Formula or Name of Ion Answer + NH4 Ammonium 3- Phosphate PO4 2- CO3 etc. Nitrate CN- Iodate 2- C2O4 Permanganate Mn+2 Sulfate Cu2+

CuCl2 (soluble or insoluble)

FePO4 (soluble or insoluble) MgS (soluble or insoluble)

CaCO3 (soluble or insoluble) AgCl (soluble or insoluble) **It is imperative to your success in AP Chemistry that you have these memorized!!! PART TWO Make flashcards and memorize the prefix names and symbols, meanings and exponential notation for the SI system. A table of these prefixes can be found on page 14 of your textbook on Table 1.5. THIS IS NOT TO BE TURNED IN BUT WILL HELP YOU DURING THE YEAR.

These will also be on the quiz that is given on the FIRST FRIDAY of school. A sample quiz is below. A great way of studying for this quiz (and the previous one) is to make and take your own.

SAMPLE QUIZ 2

Give the prefix name and symbol, exponential Answer notation that indicates: 1,000,000 (one million of) Mega, M, 106

100(one hundred of)

1/100 ( one hundredth)

1/1,000,000,000 (one billionth of)

1/1,000,000 ( one millionth of)

1/1,000,000,000,000 (one trillionth of) PART THREE. Study Chapters 2 and 3 (in the photocopied handout) from “The Ultimate Chemical Equations Handbook.” On your own paper (not on the photocopied sheets), and very neatly, complete Exercise 2-1 and Exercises 3-1, 3-2 and 3-3. You are to put your name, and date on top. Label the exercise and repeat what is given with the answer as shown below: THIS IS HANDED IN. Name ______AP Chemistry Summer Assignment Date: Exercise 2-1

1. CaF2 calcium fluoride 2. etc.

PART FOUR 1). Read Chapter 1 of the textbook. You will be expected to read the chapter in EVERY unit. You will most likely need to read it more than once. As you read, look at the examples and pictures in the margins, it will help you understand the material better. 2). Do the Learning Guide for Chapter 1 – (attached). You will hand this in. Do the problems listed throughout the Learning Guide on a SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER to be handed in also. (The problems are from the end of the chapter).

3). Make sure you know:  Steps of the scientific method  Formula for density  Converting from Celsius to Kelvin  Terms: substance, element, compound, mixture, heterogeneous, homogeneous, solution, physical change/property, chemical change/property. Filtration, chromatography, distillation  Review the rules for determining the number of significant figures in a number AND for a calculation PART FIVE 1). Read Chapter 2 of the textbook 2). Do the Learning Guide for Chapter 2 – (attached). You will hand this in. Do the problems listed throughout the Learning Guide on a SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER to be handed in also. (The problems are from the end of the chapter). 3). Make sure you know:  The law of conservation of mass and the law of multiple proportions  Dalton’s atomic theory  Definition of atomic mass  Avogadro’s hypothesis  Outcome of J.J. Thomson’s cathode ray, Rutherford’s gold foil and Milikan’s oil drop experiments  Properties of protons, neutrons and electrons  How to calculate the protons, neutrons, and electrons in an atom  Definitions: isotope, bond, covalent and ionic bond, molecule, cation, anion  Groups of elements on the Periodic Table  How to name acids

PART SIX: 1. Read Chapter 3 of the textbook. 2. Do the Learning Guide for Chapter 3 – (attached). You will hand this in. Do the problems listed throughout the Learning Guide on a SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER to be handed in also. DON'T DO #99, 100, 102, 104 and 105. 3. Also, do the Stoichiometry extra problem set 4. USE THE EXAMPLES THROUGHOUT THE CHAPTER AS A GUIDE AND TO HELP YOU!!! 5. Make sure you know: ▪ How to calculate average atomic mass of an element ▪ The definition of a mole and an atom ▪ How to convert between mass (grams) and moles ▪ How to calculate percent composition ▪ How to calculate empirical and molecular formulas of a compound ▪ How to balance an equation ▪ Mass-Mass Stoichiometry ▪ Definition of Limiting reactant PART VII Answer the questions in the packet labeled AP Questions related to topics 1-3. Answer on a separate sheet of paper and show all work where necessary.

Part VIII Answer all questions on the June 2016 Chemistry Regents Exam. This also should be answered on a separate sheet of paper and handed in with your work that is due. For many of you, this is a review of what you did from two years ago and so it is important that you see what you remember/forgot before starting the class.

*We will review significant figures, dimensional analysis, chapter 2 materials, and the last few sections of chapter 3 briefly the first two weeks of school. You will have a test on Chapter 1 & 2 the first full week of school*. You will have a quiz on Chapter 3 and a test on Chapter 3 the second full week of school.

Success in this course will require many hours put into studying and reading outside of class. Before you begin the course, make sure you are prepared to put in the effort!! We move extremely fast so you MUST stay on top of your work and be organized.

Summary of what is due August 30 th :  Exercises 2-1, 3-1, 3-2 & 3-3 from “The Ultimate Chemical Equations Handbook.” (blue)  Chapter 1 Learning Guide and Questions  Chapter 2 Learning Guide and Questions  Chapter 3 Learning Guide and Questions  AP Questions worksheet on material from Chapters 1-3  June 2016 Regents Chemistry Exam

REMEMBER: Check your email throughout the summer for reminders from me and feel free to email me any questions. I may not get back to you right away but I will get back to you when I can. It is also important to understand that the good habits you establish early set the tone for the rest of your year.

J [email protected]

ENJOY YOUR SUMMER!!

Statement on Cheating:

While I understand that collaboration is a necessary thing when taking a class that requires so much from you, I also know that a large difference exists between collaboration and cheating. 1. Using GOOGLE is cheating. Many things are on the web and can be found at an instant, that does not make it right, and it does not help you do any better in the long run. You can GOOGLE your way to a decent grade on assignments and a 2 on the exam, the choice is yours. 2. Copying from friends is cheating. Collaboration is different, and means that you worked TOGETHER on the problem at the SAME TIME and did not at any moment just take another person’s work and attempted to pass it off as your own. If I suspect copying, you will receive a split grade for the assignment where each person gets a fraction of the total based on the number of copied papers I find. 3. If you have questions, see me, do not resort to quick fixes to bridge the gap. 4. Take home quizzes are not designed to be a google fest for you. Once again, your individual ability to answer a question outweighs the 1 or 2 points you may lose if you can’t, and you can see me for help on any assignment that is to be done at home. You have no reason to google, and once again it is a form of cheating.

I hope this clears up questions on what is and is not acceptable behavior for this class. I will have one more statement on cheating on the syllabus and we will address it in person on the first day. At this point, it is critical to your success that YOU do the work, and YOU know exactly what you can and cannot do well. We can fix what you don’t do well, but if you mask it, I’ll never know.