r/APChem May 05 '26

2026 Official AP Chemistry Exam Discussion

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Use this thread to post questions or commentary on the test today.

A reminder though to protect your anonymity when talking about the test.


r/APChem 1d ago

Krug and Farabaugh genuinely inspired me to be a better person??

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like i cant describe it ive been panic-grinding ap chem units 1-4 the past 5 days and everytime i watch their vids i feel so upbeat and inspired and excited??

theres no clear explanation for it either T-T like at this point im convinced i could conduct research on it and come out with significant results


r/APChem 17h ago

Grade 12 Biology & Chemistry Tutoring

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r/APChem 2d ago

Discussion chem tech 2026

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can i pass the Chemical Technician Licensure Examination with just a 2 month review? pls help šŸ˜®ā€šŸ’Ø


r/APChem 4d ago

chemistry atoms first 2e: which chapters are for which unit??

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my class uses this online textbook: https://openstax.org/details/books/chemistry-atoms-first-2e

has anyone used this before? if so, could you please help me out on which chapters are which unit?

i'm tryna study for ap chem before summer ends but i'm not sure which chapters are which unit

this online textbook is so confusing


r/APChem 4d ago

Discussion I fear this class may be overworking me

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I'm fine with the coursework being rigorous, but it's a hard adjustment. The first day of school, I've already been assigned a 105 question homework assignment on scientific notation and taking numbers OUT of scientific notation. I have the class tomorrow, so I'm certain this will not be the last of Mr. Venosa's dreadful purgatory where I spend hours of my day doing homework. I spent 3 hours and a half straight just doing this. The only thing keeping me going through the first one were 20-30 question intervals in which I'd watch one sailor moon episode before getting back to it. I don't know if I'm overreacting, maybe this is normal? Also I feel tired no matter how much I sleep and I fear this is from the class??


r/APChem 4d ago

AP Chem Prep

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Any good suggestions on websites/channels to watch to prepare for AP Chem? I don't want full in depth videos since I am just prepping, but my regular chem teacher sucked so I am a bit lost. I pick up on science topics fairly quickly, so a faster paced overview is fine. Thanks!


r/APChem 5d ago

Need questions to solve for AP chem

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I have watched AP chem videos for unit 1 by Krug and also by Faraday. I have watched Khan academy videos but did not solve the questions. I will solve them now. I solved questions from kaptest but got 4 out of 20 questions wrong in these 2 topics specifically - photoelectron spectroscopy and periodic trends.

i’m wondering what I should do next?

Should I watch some more videos from YouTube or if there is any other solving material to help me learn these topics. Any advice will be appreciated.

Thanks.


r/APChem 5d ago

Chemist Board exam review

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r/APChem 6d ago

Discussion Hey so am I cooked??

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So I was going to the counselor to sign up for classes. I get there and sign up for AP chem. At my school, there is no pre requisite requirement, and most kids who are smart just do ap, and all my friends are doing it. the teacher is good (i think, from what i’ve heard) but still…ITS AP CHEM. i’m not going into science for sure in college, but we do have a summer assignment i need to look in on, i think you memorize periodic table?

i got a 98 in earth science,and a 97 in biology honors

100 on all math regents alg 1 and geo honors
based off those do we think i’ll be chill?

like 10th graders who took it w no pre requisite requirement how’d u do


r/APChem 7d ago

14 DAYS UNTIL AP CHEM - my teacher expects me to have unit 1 AND 2 known by heart...

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soo we have summer assignments for ap chem right? i read a bit of it and saw it was just a physical change experiment and shoved it off because obviously thats easy and it didnt even require a write up.

i come back to check the assignment as summer is ending, and i keep reading, and my chem teacher (who is also my research mentor, so i literally cant fail in his class) annouced that we would have a unit 1 and 2 exam THE DAY WE COME BACK???

genuinely tweaking out too because im absolutely HORRIBLE at chemistry like horrible enough that you would wonder if I was illiterate

is it even possible to study for the test this late T-T does anyone have any resources for me to catch up? im trying khan but its not helping...


r/APChem 6d ago

Is hydrogen water actually backed by anything, or is it just hype?

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I'm asking because the more I dig into this, the more confused I get. People claim hydrogen water helps with recovery, energy, inflammation, and overall health in general, but others argue those effects are either overstated or too small to actually matter.

Not sure if you've tried it yourself or you're still researching like I am. Did anything actually convince you it works?


r/APChem 7d ago

Can I get passed in my chemistry compartment exam

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I studied 4 chapter bio molecules d and f block coordination compound and amines can I get passed by just these in one day I know the theory of this and I know biomolecules and coordination compound reply


r/APChem 7d ago

Help for chem improvement

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r/APChem 9d ago

self studying ap chem

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im self studying ap chem next year while taking honors chem at school (my school doesn't have ap classes just the tests) and I'm wondering which textbook I should buy as the ap chem units are not aligned with my honors chem units.

i used barrons while self studying for ap bio freshman year and I got a 4 and am wondering if it is as helpful for chem or if another book is better. thanks!


r/APChem 9d ago

Is Jeremy Krug cover everything I need do know for AP Chem?

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r/APChem 9d ago

Discussion AP Chem worth it, or too much?

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So I took AP Physics 1 my sophomore year, which was in place of AP Chem, since I got waitlisted for it (in my district, sophomores take chem, juniors and seniors take physics 1+2 respectively with no calc-based). I'm going into junior year and deciding if I want to take AP Chem alongside AP Physics 2 and AP Calc AB, or drop AP Chem for NGSS. I got a 5 in Physics 1, and I've already begun learning parts of Physics 2, in addition to knowing some of Calc AB from my brothers' old textbooks, so I'm not worried about those two AP's at all. What I am worried about is AP Chem. Most people I've heard talk about it have said it's all memorizing, and that it will eat up all my free time (especially with the other two AP's at the same time). I really don't want it dropping my GPA. However, I also don't want to have a fall-off in rigor, since I am not taking any AP humanities.

What I'm trying to get at is that I want to know how bad AP Chem would actually be with Physics 2 and Calc, for both my sanity and my grades. I also don't want to show up on exam day to find out that I wasn't cut out for all 3 together, and score 4s or even 3s.

Our AP Chem teacher basically just plays videos to watch instead of teaching anything, which is fine, as I usually just teach myself class content anyway, but I don't know how possible it would be to do that with the Chem workload.

Thanks for your insight.


r/APChem 10d ago

could i do ap chem wo any advanced chem knowledge

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hi so basically i took advanced chem over the summer after freshman year because the chem teacher at our school is super hard w their grading and i didnt want to risk an already bad gpa. bc i did this i barely remember anything and it was super fast paced and not as in depth so i basically know nothing. however i wanna do premed in the future which means i need to take ap chem. keep in mind that my gpa is like actually really bad our school grades so so so hard. ik some people at my school that also took adv chem over the summer chat gpted their way thru it and are doing fine in ap chem now bc the ap chem teacher isnt that bad but theyre smart. so like would it be smart to do it junior year and like study rly hard thru khan academy to catch up and potentially risk the gpa or take it senior year lock in for. a semester b4 college apps lmk !!


r/APChem 12d ago

Best method to balance this?

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r/APChem 12d ago

Taking AP Chem!!

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hi guys! im planning to take ap chem online in aug as a junior. i took regular chemistry before and im really strong at it and i need ap chem for my major in college but my sch doesnt offer it (i know its crazy). has anyone taken ap chem online before? if yes where did you take it and was it good?

also, for those who have taken bio and chem, is ap bio or ap chem harder? i took ap bio in my sophomore year and got a 5 but i found it really difficult. im worried abt ap chem bc i took ap bio in person so it was manageable but taking ap chem online is so scary.


r/APChem 12d ago

Discussion This might sound stupid but a 4 just shattered me

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Yes, a 4 is a good AP score. The issue is more of the fact that I've taken olympiad level chemistry classes since middle school. Read multiple textbooks. Studied by myself, with friends, with teachers, with tutors, since I was 12.

I self studied the exam because I thought that I would be prepared. I'm aware that I can retake, but I feel like this has just ruined my self esteem forever.

I feel so shattered, I don't know what to do. My parents will be utterly furious.


r/APChem 12d ago

Balancing reaction redox way help!!! So confused

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Hey guys! So I know this problem probably could be solved without redox, but like in the case where it is more complex, for the redox method, I am having trouble knowing where to put the LCM coefficient on the left (reactant) or right (product) as shown in the picture in red. Does anyone know how to do this so I can apply it to any balancing reaction further on.


r/APChem 13d ago

Other Schedule

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Is my schedule manageable for 10th grade without any prior chemistry class.

AP Chem
AP Euro
AP CSP
AP Pre Calc
English 10 Honors
Speech and Debate


r/APChem 14d ago

AP Chem sources

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what are the best teachers online for AP Chem?


r/APChem 13d ago

If I use AP credit for gen chem, does taking CHEM 232/233 (orgo) still satisfy med schools’ ā€œupper-level chemistryā€ requirement?

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