A 1:1 series between Sahiti V and Arya P. We'll be focusing on an introduction and the basics of AP Chemistry.

In this session I will review over Unit 1 of AP Chem and work through some practice problems. I can also answer any questions!

Welcome to the Science Olympiad Chem Lab Mock Invitational! In this competition, you will be completing an online exam, simulating an actual Division C Science Olympiad Invitational. This mock invitational is only open to current high schoolers. All chemistry levels welcomed! 🏅The top 6 highest scoring competitors will be recognized during the award ceremony! 🏅 Competition Info - You will have 50 minutes to complete the test, with a 5 minute grace period at the end. There are multiple choice, free response, and lab sections - The test is to be completed individually without a partner. - You are allowed pencils, pens, erasers, scratch paper, a class III calculator (Stand-alone, programmable, graphing calculators), and your team's note sheet (may be printed or online). - Your note sheet must be one unique 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper, which may be in a sheet protector sealed by tape or laminated, with information on both sides in any form and from any source. (in other words, 2 pages on Google Docs) - Cameras must be on for the entire duration of the exam - No outside help permitted (including external devices) - Your screen WILL be recorded You are only allowed on the following websites: - Zoom - Exam Website - Desmos Graphing Calculator: https://www.desmos.com/calculator  - Periodic Table: https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/chemistry-periodic-table-2020.pdf  - An online document with your team's note sheet (2 pages max) - Google Sheets (for the mock lab section): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/?ec=wgc-sheets-[module]-goto  All other websites, tabs, or applications are banned. Failure to follow the rules may result in disqualification. There is no point in cheating! The only thing winners will receive will be recognition during the award ceremony. Completing the exam is for your own benefit and to help you prepare for this season! Rules (taken directly from 2015 + 2025 SciOly): 🧪 The competition will consist of a series of task focused in the areas of kinetics and chemical reactions/stoichiometry. These tasks could include hands-on activities, questions on listed topics, interpretation of data (e.g., graphs, diagrams, tables) or observation of an establish and running experiment. 🧪 Nomenclature, formula writing, & stoichiometry (mole conversion & percentage yield) are essential of chemistry & may be included in the event. Participants are expected to know the symbols & charges for: nitrate, carbonate, phosphate, acetate, sulfate, ammonium, bicarbonate, & hydroxide. Participants should know how to use the "ite" form of anion (one less oxygen than the "ate" form). With a periodic table, participants should be able to obtain charges for monatomic ions (e.g., Na+, S2-). 🧪 Participants should understand the following about chemical reactions/stoichiometry: - Classification of reaction type - Balancing Reactions - Reaction Prediction (including predicting products of metathesis reactions, solubility, oxidation-reduction, total and net ionic equations) 🧪 Participants should understand the following about kinetics: - Measuring reaction rates - Identify how and why reaction conditions (temperature, concentration, particle size, and catalysts) affect reaction rates - Determine rate laws from actual experimentation or data provided - Determine rate constants with actual units Feel free to reach out with any questions!

Hello! If you are reading this, you may be someone interested in learning more about the following topics in Chemistry: Moles and molar masses, empirical and molecular formula, percent purity, combustion analysis, mass percent, mixtures, mass spectrometry, electron configuration, periodic trends, and valence electrons and ionic compounds, and PES (photoelectron spectroscopy). These are all the topics that will be covered in our meetings, each being 3 hours long and once a week. Meetings will be held Mondays at 3:30 P.M. EDT (Eastern Daylight Time). Furthermore, I will also be posting sessions as we go along the way. You only see 2 sessions now because as the series progresses, more sessions will be added according to how the class and I feel concerning moving forward. Once all topics have been fully covered and reviews have been done, I will end the series. Meetings will be broken up as following: 5 minutes waiting for late learners and icebreakers sometimes 25 minutes reviewing content or material from last session. For the first session, this will be substituted for getting to know the learners better and smoothly transitioning into the main topic of the session 1 hour and 30 minutes discussing problems whether that is through Khan Academy, Quizzizz (now called Wayground), or a mix of both (I tend to use the AP Chemistry quizzes on Khan Academy to guide discussion). The remaining hour will be used for Q&A, homework assistance, or practice AP Chemistry FRQ’s and MCQ’s relating to atomic structure and properties. For homework assistance, please refrain from sharing any personally identifiable information on the document in question. This includes your school’s name, teacher’s name, your full name, or your school’s address. Documents can be shared via Zoom chat. In addition to this, please comply with all rules pertaining to Schoolhouse.world policy. While I intend for this series to be for anyone interested in Chemistry, I do use a lot of AP Chemistry material. I highly recommend that everyone who joins has taken Algebra 1 or at minimum has knowledge in SI (International System of units) conversions, manipulating algebraic expressions and equations, using significant figures, using scientific notation and using percentages. This part of Chemistry is a lot less math heavy so feel free to join my series, even if you don’t have a lot of math experience. (Note: However true the math part is, a notoriously difficult topic for people who are new to chemistry is electron configuration… I can testify from my own experience. For this reason, it may also help to have knowledge from a physical science class about electrons in atoms as well.). Background on myself: -5 on AP Chemistry -Self studied a majority of Organic Chemistry 1 in the past -I have been studying Chemistry for about 2 years