Chem Lab

Practice tests:

http://www.nesacs.org/education_ashdown.html - Past Ashdown Exams

http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_SUPERARTICLE&node_id=1508&use_sec=false&sec_url_var=region1&__uuid=20247ee2-6af7-4f4e-98c5-5a1a0e750732 - USA Chemistry Olympiad Past Exams

 Generic Advice:

-Make sure to know generic stuff about reactions: solubility rules, predicting reactions, and

being able to balance equations quickly (though if they're MC questions, just plug in numbers and check :D)

 2011 on Redox and Solutions (Words of Wisdom from Nationals Champion Vyassa :D)

Format:

Tips:

External Resources:
 * Know everything about this the topic you're studying and also try to go beyond the event description
 * Don't just read. Do practice problems.
 * If solutions comes up again.. know Normality, Molality, Molarity, and Mole Fraction... also know your precipitates and the colors of each
 * The possible lab topics may be written on the event description. Practice them! Even if they're not listed, guess what they might be based on the topic. Ask Dempsey/chem teachers for chemicals and equipment. They are more than willing to help, and actually doing wet labs insures that you are familiar with the PROPER lab techniques.


 * http://www.jce.divched.org/JCEDLib/QBank/collection/ConcepTests/ - Good way to learn concepts
 * http://www.box.net/shared/s8uc403ylc - Descriptive Chemistry/ Solutions

2012 Nationals on Redox and Periodic Trends:

Format: All Multiple choice, timed stations

Questions on periodic trends were not surprising, know specific details about electrolytic cells such as how having different electrodes and reactions has an impact on the strength of the cell.