Jan H

This session is perfect for those going into any basic chemistry course or AP Chemistry as we will go over basic chemistry nomenclature for transition metals, acids and bases, and molecular and ionic compounds. These classes will ask you to not only be able to write out the nomeclature for these compounds but to also recognize the formulas from their names making this lesson vital for any beginner chemist. We will also cover a list of common polyatomic ions which most teachers will have you learn and memorize. I will also include several exercises in the session and I will create a quizlet with these rules and polyatomics for future reference.

In this session I will comprehensively cover the topic of Spectrophotometry for an AP Chemistry class. This topic is quite prevalent on the exam and often shows up in FRQs and MC questions. I will use a combination of lessons with real exam questions to discuss and reinforce how a spectrophotometer works, the Beer-Lambert Law, common lab procedures like creating a calibration curve, creating standard solutions, identifying wavelength of maximum absorbance, etc, common errors and their effects on data collected and how to use a calibration curve to calculate concentrations.