Cracking the SAT II : Chemistry: Subject Test 2003-2004

by Princeton Review

• ISBN13: 9780375762963
• ISBN10: 0375762965
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780375761829
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2003-03-01
• Publisher: Princeton Review
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Summary

The Princeton Review realizes that acing the SAT II: Chemistry Subject Test is very different from getting straight A's in school. We don't try to teach you everything there is to know about chemistryonly what you'll need to score higher on the exam. There's a big difference. In Cracking the SAT II: Chemistry, we'll teach you how to think like the test writers and Master test-taking strategies that will help you outsmart the test and improve your score Ace the exam by familiarizing yourself with its format Use the Process of Elimination and the divide and conquer method to solve complicated problems Perfect your test-taking skills with our practice questions and detailed answers and explanations This book includes three full-length practice SAT II: Chemistry Subject Tests. All of our practice test questions are just like the ones you'll see on the actual exam, and we fully explain every solution.

Author Biography

The Princeton Review is the fastest growing test-preparation company in the country, with over 60 franchise offices in the nation. Each year, we help more than 2 million students prepare for college, grad school, professional licensing exams, and successful careers.

Table of Contents

Part I: Orientation	1	(32)
Introduction	3	(6)
Test Strategies	9	(14)
Some Basic Stuff	23	(10)
Mass	23	(1)
Volume	24	(1)
Density	24	(1)
Pressure	25	(1)
Energy	26	(1)
Temperature and Specific Heat	27	(6)
Part II: Subject Review	33	(128)
Elements, Atoms, and Ions	35	(8)
Atoms and Elements	35	(8)
Protons, Neutrons, Electrons, The Periodic Table, Mass Number, Isotopes, Atomic Weight
Chemical Reactions and Stoichiometry	43	(14)
Molecules	43	(2)
Formula Weights, Empirical Formulas, Percent Composition
The Mole	45	(4)
Chemical Reactions	49	(1)
Reaction Stoichiometry	50	(1)
Entropy	51	(1)
Enthalpy	51	(2)
Heat of formation
Spontaneity and Gibbs Free Energy	53	(4)
Electron Configurations and Radioactivity	57	(12)
Electrons and Their Orbitals	57	(7)
Quantum Theory and the Heisenberg Principle, De Broglie's Hypothesis, Electron Configurations
Radioactivity	64	(5)
Alpha Decay, Beta Decay, Positron Emission, Gamma Decay, Half-life
The Periodic Table and Bonding	69	(18)
The Periodic Table	70	(2)
Chemical Families, Metals, Nonmetals, Semi-metals
More About the Periodic Table: Some Important Trends	72	(15)
Chemical Bonding--Intermolecular vs. Intramolecular, Ionic Bonds, Covalent Bonds, Metallic Bonds, Single, Double, and Triple Bonds, Bond Energies, Molecular Shapes, Polarity
Solids, Liquids, and Gases	87	(16)
Gases	87	(6)
Ideal Gas Equation, Partial Pressure
Intermolecular Forces	93	(1)
Hydrogen Bonding, Network Solids, Hydrates
Phase Changes	94	(4)
Phase Change and Pressure, Vapor Pressure
Energy and Phase Changes	98	(5)
Solutions	103	(6)
Solutions	103	(1)
Measuring Concentrations	104	(1)
Solubility and Saturation	104	(5)
Ionic Solutes, Boiling Point Elevation, Freezing Point Depression
Kinetics and Equilibrium	109	(12)
Kinetics	109	(1)
Factors that Affect Reaction Rate	110	(2)
Reversible Reactions and Chemical Equilibrium	112	(2)
Le Chatelier's Principle	114	(7)
Acids and Bases	121	(18)
Acid-Base Chemistry	121	(18)
Autoionization of Water, Acids, Bases, Lowry-Bronsted Definition, Conjugate Acid-Base Pairs, Conjugate Rules, Buffers, Acid-Base Titrations, The Equivalence Point
Redox and Electrochemistry	139	(10)
Oxidation and Reduction	139	(4)
Oxidation States and Oxidation Numbers, Redox Reactions
Electrochemistry	143	(6)
Electrochemical Cells, Electrolysis
Organic Chemistry	149	(6)
Hydrocarbons	150	(2)
Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes, Hydrocarbon Rings
Functional Groups	152	(3)
Organic Reactions
Laboratory	155	(6)
Safety Rules	155	(1)
Accuracy	156	(1)
Significant Figures	156	(1)
Lab Procedures	157	(2)
Methods of Separation, Titration, Identifying Chemicals
Laboratory Equipment	159	(2)
Part III: The Princeton Review Practice SAT II: Chemistry Subject Tests and Explanations	161	(134)
Chemistry Subject Test 1	163	(20)
Chemistry Subject Test 1: Answers and Explanations	183	(24)
Chemistry Subject Test 2	207	(20)
Chemistry Subject Test 2: Answers and Explanations	227	(26)
Chemistry Subject Test 3	253	(18)
Chemistry Subject Test 3: Answers and Explanations	271	(24)
About the Author	295