Assignment #1 Memorization and

Preparation of Note cards

You will need reference materials to be successful in AP chemistry. Some of the
pieces of information within these tables will need to be memorized. Not
memorizing this information will put you at a huge disadvantage
compared to the 100,000+ other people who will take the AP Chemistry exam
next May 2015. Conversely, memorizing the information will help you all year and
will give you an advantage over individuals who do not know this information.

If you dont believe me that this memorization is important, ask
someone who has completed AP chemistry last year. This
something you have to do and is immensely important to you
getting off to a good start and having a good year!!!

Directions:
1) Go to the chemistry website and click the summer assignment link. Print the
Periodic Table. This is the same periodic table we use in AP chemistry. Notice
that the names of the elements are not given. There is no excuse for making
mistakes by putting the wrong symbol or oxidation state for a certain element on
the AP Exam.

2) Make notecards of the following elements by placing the Element symbol on
one side and the Name and oxidation states (charges) on the other side.
For some elements (like chlorine, bromine, etc.) other oxidation states exist
however usually only the most common needs to be memorized/identified from
the periodic table. You should have a periodic table in front of you when trying to
recite the charges as the location of elements often gives away the oxidation
state, Example Group 1 metals are always and only a +1. It is strongly
recommended that you review elements and charges until you have mastered
them until proceeding further in the summer assignment.

Common Elements and charges:
H(+1, -1) He Li(+1)Be B C(-4,+2,+4) N(-3 to +5 wow!) O(-2, -1, +2) F(-1)Ne
Na(+1) Mg(+2) Al(+3) Si P S Cl(-1, +1, +3, +5, +7) Ar K(+1) Ca(+2) Sc Ti V
Cr Mn Fe(+2, +3)Co Ni(+2, +3) Cu(+1, +2) Zn(+2) As Se Br(-1, +1, +5) Kr Sr
Ag(+1) Cd(+2) Sn(+2, +4) Sb Te I(-1,+1,+5,+7)Xe Ba(+2)W Pt Au(+1, +3)Hg
(+1, +2)Pb(+2, +4)Bi Rn Ra U Pu

3) Go to the summer assignment website and print all pages for 2011 Physical
Setting/Chemistry reference table including the periodic table. This periodic table
is really nice to have handy because it gives all the possible charges (oxidation
states) of the elements on the periodic table. Make sure you know the charges
for common elements! The NYS Periodic table can come in handy for this!!!
Many charges require little memorization because the charges are given by the
location of the periodic table, Example Group 1 metals only form a +1 charge)

The way you will memorize certain tables within this reference packet is by
making note cards/flashcards. Everyone is required to do flashcards and will
serve as part of the grade for the summer assignment. You will want to hang
onto these flashcards all school year so they may be reviewed throughout the
year and leading up to Unit Tests and the AP chemistry exam. The tables, which
need to be put on note cards and memorized, are as follows:

MOST IMPORTANT
Table E: Name on one side formula and charge on the other side.
Table F: Ions on one side, soluble or not with exceptions on the other side
The Big Six Strong Acids: Name on one side for each, formula on the other
side for each (6 separate notecards)
Sulfuric Acid H2SO4
Nitric Acid HNO3
Hydrochloric Acid HCl
Hydrobromic Acid HBr
Hydroiodic Acid HI
Perchloric Acid HClO4
Common Weak acids- Name on one side, formula on the other side)
Acetic Acid (Ethanoic Acid) CH3COOH or C2H4O2
Hydrofluoric Acid HF
Carbonic Acid H2CO3
Phosphoric Acid H3PO4

Strong Bases: Name on one side for each, formula on the other side for each (8
separate notecards)
Group 1 bases are all strong bases and are covered by solubility rules,
NaOH, KOH, LiOH, RbOH, and CsOH
Calcium Hydroxide Ca(OH)2
Strontium Hydroxide Sr(OH)2
Barium Hydroxide Ba(OH)2
Weak base - (Name on one side, formula on the other side)
Ammonia NH3 (not to be confused with the ammonium ion NH4+)

Diatomic Elements (I would put these on your periodic table as well):
Cl2, Br2, F2, O2, H2, N2, I2

Never throw out any of the note cards you make all year. You will need
them to study for the AP chemistry exam and for the quarterly memorization
exam. It might be worth to invest in a note card box to keep them handy.
It is Strongly Recommended that you work hard on the memorization
component before moving on to the test of the summer assignment and you
need to certainly have mastered the memorization component before
attempting the practice test.