In this book, you will get in-depth review of SAT Subject Test: Chemistry topics from atomic structure to reaction rates, complete with what you need to know for your exam highlighted by Kaplan experts, including review quizzes for every chapter, a comprehensive glossary, chapter highlights to help you find what you need quickly, and the latest information on score-reporting changes and how to use them to your advantage.

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PART ONE: The Basics

Chapter 1: About the SAT Subject Tests

Frequently Asked Questions

SAT Subject Test Mastery

Chapter 2: Getting Ready for the SAT Subject Test: Chemistry

Content

Scoring Information

Question Types 

Strategies

Managing Stress

PART TWO: Diagnostic Test

How to Take the Diagnostic Test

Diagnostic Test

How to Calculate Your Score

Answer Key

Answers and Explanations

How to Use the Results of Your Diagnostic Test in Your Review

PART THREE: Chemistry Review

Chapter 3: Atomic Structure

Subatomic Particles

Atomic Weights and isotopes

Bohr's Model of the Hydrogen Atom

Quantum Mechanical Model of Atoms

Electron Configuration and Orbital Filling

Review Questions 

Answers and Explanations

Chapter 4: The Periodic Table

Valence Electrons and the Periodic Table

Periodic Trends of the Elements

Types of Elements

The Chemistry of Groups

Review Questions

Answers and Explanations

Chapter 5: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Ionic Bonds and Ionic Compounds

Covalent Bonds

Lewis Structures

Types of Covalent Bonding

Geometry and Polarity of Covalent Molecules

Orbital Hybridization 

Sigma and Pi Bonds

Review Questions

Answers and Explanations

Chapter 6: Chemical Reactions and Stoichiometry

Molecular Weight and Molar Mass

Representation of Compounds

Types of Chemical Reactions

Net ionic Equations

Balancing Equations

Applications of Stoichiometry 

Limiting Reactants

Review Questions

Answers and Explanations

Chapter 7: The Gas Phase

Measurement of Gas Pressures

Ideal Gases

Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

Descriptive Chemistry of Some Common Gases

Review Questions

Answers and Explanations

Chapter 8: The Condensed Phases and Phase Changes

General Properties of Liquids

General Properties of Solids

Liquid Crystals

Intermolecular Forces

Phase Equilibria and Phase Changes

Phase Diagrams

Review Questions

Answers and Explanations

Chapter 9: Solution Chemistry

Solvation

Solubility and Concentration Units

Dilution

Electrolytes and Conductivity

Colligative Properties

Review Questions

Answers and Explanations

Chapter 10: Chemical Equilibrium 

Dynamic Equilibrium

Law of Mass Action

Gas-Phase Equilibria

Heterogeneous Equilibria

Le Chatelier's Principle

Ionic Equilibria

Review Questions

Answers and Explanations

Chapter 11: Thermochemistry

Systems and Surroundings: The First Law of Thermodynamics

Heat

States and State Functions

Review Questions

Answers and Explanations

Chapter 12: Chemical Kinetics

Reaction Rates 

Changes in Concentration Over Time

Collision Theory, Transition States, and Energy Profiles

Reaction Mechanisms

Factors Affecting .Reaction Rate

Dynamic Equilibrium

Review Questions

Answers and Explanations

Chapter 13: Acids and Bases

Definitions

Nomenclature of Acids

Properties of Acids and Bases

Polyvalence and Normality

Salt Formation

Titration and Buffers

Amphoteric Species 

Review Questions

Answers and Explanations

Chapter 14: Redox Chemistry and Electrochemistry

Oxidation States and Assigning Oxidation Numbers

Balancing Redox Reactions

Oxygen as an Oxidizing Agent and the Chemistry of Oxides

Electrochemical Cells

Reduction Potentials and the Electromotive Force

Thermodynamics of Redox Reactions 

Review Questions

Answers and Explanations

Chapter 15: Nuclear Chemistry

The Nucleus 

Nuclear Binding Energy and Mass Defect

Nuclear Reactions and Decay

Review Questions

Answers and Explanations

Chapter 16: Organic Chemistry

Hydrocarbons

Oxygen-Containing Compounds

Amino Acids

Review Questions

Answers and Explanations

PART FOUR: Practice Tests

How to Take the Practice Tests 

Practice Test 1

How to Calculate Your Score

Answer Key 

Answers and Explanations

Practice Test 2

How to Calculate Your Score

Answer Key 

Answers and Explanations 

Practice Test 3

How to Calculate Your Score

Answer Key

Answers and Explanations

Glossary