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AP CHEMISTRY A (Period 1) Assignments

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Spring 2014
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Science
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Advanced Placement chemistry is designed to be taken after the successful completion of a first course in high school chemistry. The college course in general chemistry differs qualitatively from the usual first high school course in chemistry with respect to the kind of text book used, the emphasis on chemical calculations and the mathematical formulation of principals, and the kind of laboratory experiments done by the students. Quantitative differences appear in the number and the variety of experiments in the laboratory. The course provides an in depth study of kinetic theory of gases, structure of matter, chemical equilibrium, reaction kinetics, thermodynamics, oxidation-reduction, and organic chemistry. Meets physical science requirement for high school.

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Final Exam Review Guide attached

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The remainder of the semester will be dedicated to student lab teams preparing a lesson to re-teach to the class on the final 3-4 days of the semester.  The presentation material will be used to help prepare the final exam.
 
See the attached file

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Finish the AP Review from in class today (Thermodynamics-based problems)
The years and questions are: 2010 #5, 2007 #2, 2008 #6, 2008 Form B #6, 2009 #5, 2009 Form B #5, 2011 #5, 2011Form B #3, 2012 #3, 2012 #5
 
If you were absent today, we worked in groups of 3 like before with the Equilibrium review. Find the question on-line and write short responses on how to solve the problem.  You don't need to actually solve the problem; then check your responses with the actual answers on-line and verify that your approach was correct.  Be sure to understand how the questions are solved.
 
We postponed the quiz on lab-based problems until today.  Look back to Monday homework for the particular questions to study.  Note that the quiz is modifications of these questions.
 
Also, we will have a 7:05 am multiple choice review session again today.

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Finish the AP Review from in class today (Thermodynamics-based problems)
The years and questions are: 2010 #5, 2007 #2, 2008 #6, 2008 Form B #6, 2009 #5, 2009 Form B #5, 2011 #5, 2011Form B #3, 2012 #3, 2012 #5
 
If you were absent today, we worked in groups of 3 like before with the Equilibrium review. Find the question on-line and write short responses on how to solve the problem.  You don't need to actually solve the problem; then check your responses with the actual answers on-line and verify that your approach was correct.  Be sure to understand how the questions are solved.
 
We postponed the quiz on lab-based problems until today.
 
Also, we will have a 7:05 am multiple choice review session again today.

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  • Any parts of the AP Chemistry Lab Review that you did not complete in class should be finished as homework.  The information for each station is included as an attachment. (note that #6 is actually on the last page)
  • Also go over the following released laboratory-based AP questions and answers.  We will have a quiz based on those topics on Monday (10-15 points):
      2007 form B #5, 2008 #2, 2008 form B #5, 2010 form B #5, 2011 #2, 2013 #2, 2011 form B #5.
NOTE THAT I ADDED ONE ADDITIONAL QUESTION: 2011 FORM B #5
 

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  • Complete the attached homework assignment which relates to the practice AP equilibrium problems you did in class.
  • Finish the assignment from class on Tuesday 2007 through 2011.
  • Today (Thursday) is an early day for extra credit.  Please be here by 7:05 am and bring your three multiple choice practice tests.

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The AP Chemistry spring break assignment is included here as an attachment.  Please return the 9 questions to me by email by the following schedule: 1-3 due by Tuesday, 4-6 due by Thursday, 7-9 due no Monday in class (when we return from spring break). If you have questions, you can reach me at: [email protected].

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Extra Credit Early Start Enrichment (relating Thermodynamics, Equilibrium, and Electrochemistry)
7:05 am start

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Assessment Electrochemistry (Galvanic Cells, Fuel Cells, Electrolytic Cells, Electrolysis)

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Complete the Handout from class: Electrolysis of Water/Hydrogen-Oxygen Fuel Cells

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Complete the electrochemistry handout from class on Tuesday

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There are two parts to tonight's homework:
  1. Six reactions (oxidation of a metal by a metal ion) should have taken place in lab today spontaneously.  The opposites of those six are non-spontaneous and should not have occurred.  Compare your results against the table of reduction potentials, and for each reaction, write a complete balanced net ionic equation and calculate the voltage that would be expected if these were carried out in galvanic cells.  Note that the aluminum-copper one was done in our class notes.  Also make a table of activity series for these four metals with the most active metal (more likely to be oxidized) at the top and the least active at the bottom.
  2. Download and complete the attached file using your understanding of electrochemistry from class on Thursday.

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The homework assignment comes from the three multiple choice practice exams you have.  For each question, show your work (if it is a quantitative problem) or justify your answer (it it is a qualitative question).
 
2002: None
1999: 9,10,11,12,38,41,45,54,62,67,69,
1989: 8,9,10,19,29,34,54,55,56,65,66,74

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Quiz Acid/Base/Salt Equilibria: Ka, Kb, Ksp, solubility, common ion, buffers, titration

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This homework is the follow up to Friday's homework (Tasks 1-4)
  • task 5 - Using the Ka you found for potassium acetate and your notes from class, carryout the necessary calculations to determine the pH of a buffer solution containing 0.400 M acetic acid and 0.250 M acetate ion.
  • task 6 - Carryout the necessary calculations to determine the pH of a 250.0 mL sample of the buffer solution described above after 20.0 mL of 2.50 M NaOH has been titrated into it.  Was the buffer effective?
  • task 7 - Carryout the necessary calculations to show that the buffer cannot handle 40.0 mL of the 2.50 M NaOH.  This is similar to a weak acid strong base titration that has gone to the equivalence point.  The pH is determined by the hydrolysis of the acetate ion.  Refer to your notes on weak acid-strong base titration to the equivalence point.

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There were ten salt solutions in lab on Monday.  Two should have tested neutral pH (green in universal indicator) and the remainder tested either acidic (red/orange in universal) or basic (violet/blue in universal).  Complete the tasks below for each of the following salt solutions: potassium acetate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, ammonium chloride, sodium phosphate.
  • task 1 - write the equation for the formation of that salt from the reaction of the appropriate acid and base. Identify each acid and base as strong or weak.
  • task 2 - write the equation for the dissolving of the salt in water.
  • task 3 - research on line and find either the Ka (for the weak acid) or Kb (for the weak base) that made that salt.
  • task 3 1/2 - write the salt hydrolysis equation for each of the four salts.
  • task 4 - write both equations that would represent the buffer system for that weak acid (or weak base) and its salt anion (or cation).

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Please download and complete the document "Titration Practice Weak Acid Strong Base."  Use our notes from class as a guideline.
 
I give your the total volume of NaOH added in each of the titration to calculate the mmoles of OH-; however, don't forget that when calculating new concentrations you need the total volume of NaOH and HF together.
 
We did not have time to go beyond the equivalence point in class notes today; however question #6 should be manageable for you.  When a weak acid-strong base titration goes beyond the equivalence point, the dominant ion that determines pH is the hydroxide ion.  You can ignore the anion of the weak acid altogether.  Here's how to solve question #6:
  • Calculate the hydroxide ion concentration using a stoichiometry chart and new total volume.
  • Calculate the pOH.
  • Use pH + pOH = 14 to solve for the pH.

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Early lab start t today (7:15 am). 
 
Experiment #19 Equivalent Mass of a Solid Acid. We will develop an appropriate procedure together to address the objective.

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Complete the three Weak Base/Solubility Product Equilibrium Practice AP Questions included in the attachment here.
 
Complete the ASA and Introduction (no materials and methods, no results data tables) for Experiment #19 Equivalent Mass of a Solid Acid.  Please read the entire procedure so you have a clear understanding on how to accomplish our goal.I
 
Bring your lab notebook today.  I'll collect the ASA today, but please do not remove the introduction from your lab notebook.  I will stamp it in your lab notebook.

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Complete the 4 Weak Acid Equilibrium Practice AP Questions included in the attachment here.

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Both Equilibrium Practice AP problems from Friday (Hydrogen Iodide equilibrium; n-butane to isobutane equilibrium) are due today.
 
Also due today are the three Equilibrium Practice 2 problems from class on Monday while I was out (Hydrogen sulfide equilibrium; arsenic pentafluoride equilibrium; ammonia equilibrium*).
 
*Although we did not address Kp, it is written just like Kc except that instead of product concentrations over reactant concentrations, you write the gas product partial pressures over the gas reactant partial pressures (and of course, raise them to the powers of their coefficients)

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Complete the Equilibrium Practice AP Question included in the attachment here. 
 
Bring your text to class on Monday.  I will be out on Monday.

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Experiment #30 due today
 
Complete the data analysis for Experiment #30 (no discussion required for this lab):
  • Determine the order with respect to each of the reactants.  Show evidence of work in at least one example for each of the three reactants.
  • Determine the activation energy for the reaction.  Show sample calculations to get the data for the log (or ln) rate vs. 1/T graph, and show calculations to determine the activation energy.  If you do not have enough data, here is additional data you can use:
                             Temp (K):  315     291     284     277
                         relative rate:   32        14        6        5
 

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Please download and complete the two attached PDF files as homework.  The first sheet uses a good mix of stoichiometry and initial rate data (differential rate law), while the second sheet challenges your understanding of both the differential and integrated rate law.

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Early Lab Day 7:15 am start
Experiment #30 (ASA and Pre-lab) due today

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Extra credit 1 point for 1 roll of paper towels for the lab.

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Using initial rate data to describe reaction kinetics.  Download and complete the attached PDF file.

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Enrichment Kinetics (1 point extra credit).  Early start 7:00 am.

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Download and complete the attached PDF document analyzing concentration versus time data for a chemical reaction.  Show your work/justify all your answers.

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Download and print the attached PDF for the decomposition of Nitrogen Dioxide gas.
 
  • Write a balanced equation for the decomposition of Nitrogen dioxide gas to nitrogen monoxide gas and oxygen gas.
  • Calculate the instantaneous rate of reaction for each of the following (for those that were absent, draw a line tangent to the curve at that point in time and determine the slope.  The rate is the slope.  See me before the homework is due if you need assistance)
                     NO2 at zero seconds, 100 seconds, and 300 seconds
                     NO at 100 seconds, 250 seconds
                     O2 at 100 seconds and 250 seconds
  1. Explain how and why the rate changes for NO2 at each of those times.
  2. Explain how and why the rate of reaction for NO2 at 100 seconds compares to the rate of reaction for NO at 100 seconds.
  3. Explain how and why the rate of reaction for NO compares to the rate of reaction for O2 at 250 seconds

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Please download and complete the attached document that analyzes freezing point depression determinations in the laboratory.  Note that this type of questioning is characteristic of the qualitative questions found on AP Chem constructed responses.

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The following data will be used in class on Tuesday
 

AP Chemistry – Reaction Kinetics

 

Analyzing Experimental Rate of Decomposition Data

 

                                2 NO2 (g)    2 NO (g)  +  O2 (g)

 

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[NO2] mol/L

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0.0100

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0.0079

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0.0065

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0.0055

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0.0048

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0.0043

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0.0038

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0.0034

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0.0031

 

 

                            2 N2O5 (g)     4 NO2 (g)  +  O2 (g)

 

Time (sec)

[N2O5] mol/L

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0.1000

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0.0710

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0.0500

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0.0360

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0.0250

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0.0180

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0.0120

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0.0090

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0.0075

 

 

                            C2H5OH (g)    CH3CHO (g)   +   H2 (g)

 

Time (sec)

P C2H5OH (Torr)

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250

100

237

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211

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198

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Early lab start today.  Experiment #22
Please be here and ready to start by 7:15 am.

Experiment #22 ASA Part 2 due today (see Wednesday assignment and attachment)

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ASA (Part 1 only) and Pre-lab (Intro, materials and methods, results data tables ready) for Experiment #22 "Colligative Properties of Solutions- Determination of Molar Mass" (see attached handout. Use this handout for the lab; however, the lab relates closely to Experiment #17 in your lab manual).
 
We will actually run the experiment on Friday morning, so today is not an early day.
 

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Quiz Chapter 10 (Liquids and Solids) multiple choice and problem solving/constructed response.
 
As homework, study for the quiz and complete these multiple choice questions (letter answer and justification) from your practice AP multiple choice exams:
2002: 15,16,18,68
1999: 13,14,15,16,25,39,58
1989: 11,12,21,3149,50,51

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  1. Finish the Advanced Study assignment.
  2. Complete the analysis of your group lab data as you did in the ASA.  The atmospheric pressure in the room was 766.1 Torr.  The Experiment handout is included as an attachment here.  The goal is to finish with a graph of natural log of vapor pressure vs. 1/Kelvin temperature.  The relationship is linear with a negative slope.  Calculate the enthalpy of vaporization which is equal to the negative of the slope times R (8.31 J/mole K)
*Note if your data is not complete or you are not confident in the accuracy of your data, you may use the sample data included here as an attachment.

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Use any resource you need to find the chemical formula and the numerical value of the molar enthalpy of vaporization for propane, propanone and 1-propanol.
  • Write the chemical formula and structural formula for each. 
  • Predict the bond angles around each carbon atom for each structure.
  • Determine the type of intermolecular force of attraction each exhibits. Justify your answer.
  • Write the numerical value of the molar enthalpy of vaporization for each.  Use your understanding of chemical bonding and intermolecular forces of attraction to explain the differences in molar enthalpy of vaporization between the three compounds.
  • Based on the enthalpies of vaporization and your understanding of intermolecular forces of attraction, rate the three in order of increasing normal boiling point temperature.  Justify your answer.
  • Based on the enthalpies of vaporization and your understanding of intermolecular forces of attraction, rate the three in order of increasing vapor pressure.  Justify your answer.
 

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Show that the octet rule does not work for the 7 expanded octet structures from class on Tuesday.  Draw dot formulas and structural formulas for each and identify the hybridization around the central atom, the shape and bond angles.