AP chemistry small group class starting Sept. 2020

Hello, this is Ling the chemistry tutor. I am planning to start a small group AP chemistry class in September 2020. The group will study all AP concepts and be prepared to take the AP Chemistry exam in May 2021. if you are interested, please send am email to vancouverchemistrytutor@gmail.com or text 6048086827 for details.
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AP Chemistry Question of the Day --65

Welcome back to my blog. Since most schools are doing the unit on acid and base at this time of the year and here is another question related to this topic.

Question 65: Four acids HA, HB and HC and HD solutions have the same pH, which of the following statements is correct:
A. They all have the same concentration
B. They are all strong acids
C. They are all weak acid
D. not enough information to make any conclusion

The correct answer is D. pH represents the concentration of hydronium ion in solution. The pH if an acidic solution is dependent on both the Ka and the concentration of the acid. A solution of a strong acid can have a higher pH due to lower concentration and a solution of a weak acid cna have a lower pH due to higher concentration.

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AP Chemistry Question of the Day --63

Welcome back to my blog. Following is Question 62 I posted earlier.

 

 62. Which solid reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid at 25 °C to produce a gas that is more dense than air?

The correct answer is D. This a tough question to most students because I found a lot of students studying AP know little about predicting product of reactions. 

First of all , we need to figure out which one of them will react with dilute hydrochloric acid and generate a gas. Zn is an active metal and will react with dilute acid and produce hydrogen gas. For B, C, and D, they will undergo double replacement reactions with dilute HCl and produce a salt and another acid. Both HNO3 and HBr are strong acid and stay in aqueous solution. But H2CO3 is a weak acid and it decomposes to CO2 and water. 

Now we need to figure out which one of them H2 or CO2, is denser than air?

According to Avogadro's Law, at the same temperature and pressure, any gas has a same volume. While density is defined as mass per volume, the higher the molecular weight, the denser it is, since their molar volume is the same. Air has an average molecular weight of 29, H2 is 2 and CO2 is 44. Thus CO2 is denser than air, D is the correct answer.

Following is question 63 of the series:

63.  A 20.00 mL sample of a Ba(OH)2  solution is titrated with 0.245 M HCl. If 27.15 mL of HCl is required, what is the molarity of the Ba(OH)2  solution?
(A)  0.166 M
(B)  0.180 M

(C)  0.333 M
(D)  0.666 M

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AP Chemistry Question of the Day --61

Welcome back to my blog. here is Question 60 I posted earlier.
60. Glycerol has lower vapour pressure than does ethanol at room temperature. Which of glycerol and ethanol has the lower boiling point?

The correct answer should be ethanol.

Vapour pressure is the pressure of the vapour when at a certain temperature the liquid and the vapour reach equilibrium in a closed container. Vapour pressure is only dependent on the nature of the substance and temperature. For a given substance, its vapour pressure is only dependent on temperature.  As temperature increases, vapour pressure increases. When the vapour pressure reaches the atmosphere pressure, the temperature is defined as boiling point. As a result, the higher the vapour pressure, the lower the boiling point.

Following is question 61 of the series:

 61. In an experiment to determine the percentage of water in a solid hydrate by heating, what is the best indication that all the water has been removed?
(A)  The solid melts.
(B)  The solid changes color.
(C)  Water vapor no longer appears.
(D)  Successive weighings give the same mass.

I will post the answer in my next blog.
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2014 AP Chemistry Score released

The 2014 AP Chemistry score has been released. Overall it is harder to get a 5 than in 2013.
Here is the stat on the average 2014 scores:

AP Score	Total Points Required	Percentage of AP Chemistry Examinees Who Achieved These Points
5	72-100	10.1%
4	58-71	16.6%
3	42-57	25.7%
2	27-41	25.8%
1	0-26	21.8%

Here is a comparison between the score distribution between 2013 and 2014.

AP Score	2013	2014
5	18.9%	10.1%
4	21.5%	16.6%
3	18.8%	25.7%
2	14.9%	25.8%
1	26.0%	21.8%

In general, it is harder to get a high score this year. 

The major contributor to this discrepancy is the introduction of the new curriculum framework. The free response part of the exam was overwhelming and most of the students (73%) did not finish.

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AP Chemistry Question of the Day --60

Welcome back to my blog. Here is question 59 I posted last week.

59.  Which of the following best helps to account for the fact that the F^- ion is smaller than the O^2- ion?                                                     

(a) F^- has a larger nuclear mass than O^2-    

(b) F^- has a larger nuclear charge than O^2-   

(c) F^- is more electronegative than O^2-        

(d) F^- is more polarizable than O^2-.

The correct answer is b.  Both fluoride and oxygen ions have 10 electrons. They are isoelectronic to each other. The size of the ions is determined by the number of protons in the nucleus. Since fluoride has 9 and oxygen has 8 protons. The electrons in fluoride ion experience more attraction from the nucleus and makes the ions smaller.

Statement A and C are both correct but they are not the right explanation.

Here is question 60 of the series:

60. Glycerol has lower vapour pressure than does ethanol at room temperature. Which of glycerol and ethanol has the lower boiling point?

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