AP Chemistry Final Report

As many people live their lives, chemistry is a huge part of it, even if they don’t believe it. For example, the air we breathe is oxygen. When you eat a banana, you get potassium. Throughout my year in AP Chemistry, I have learned a lot that I will probably continue to use for the rest of my life. As someone who will be majoring in cell and molecular biology as an undergraduate and continuing my journey to veterinary school, taking this class has prepared me for what I will inevitably encounter in the future. Even if I don’t achieve the credit from taking this class as a sophomore, I will be extremely prepared and have a better understanding of chemistry when I take the class in college. To begin, one of the topics that intrigued me the most

Drawing the arrows and applying strategies to effectively memorize the sublevels on the periodic table is a simple yet complicated process at the same time. Furthermore, the way the valence electrons completely changed how an atom was structured was interesting. For example, when you have a lone pair of electrons on an atom, it changes the structure from linear to bent. Additionally, chemical bonding and molecular interactions as seen in Unit 3: Intermolecular Forces and Properties are very interesting things to learn about. In this unit, 4 intermolecular forces are explored. These intermolecular forces are London Dispersion Forces, dipole forces, hydrogen bondings, and ion-dipole forces. The weakest of these forces are London Dispersion Forces which are present in everything, especially our hearts and there are the strongest and most annoying ones, ion-dipole forces. Then we have kinetic molecular theory. One of the easiest things you could’ve possibly learned all year. The theory states firstly that there are no interactions between gas particles. Secondly, ideal gasses are negligible or have no volume. Thirdly, ideal gas particles move in random, constant, straight-line