AP Chemistry

Exam timing

On exam day, you'll click on the link in your e-ticket 30 minutes before the start time for your exam and fill in some information.

A timer will show how much time remains until the start of the exam.

Once the exam starts, the first exam question will automatically appear, and another timer will start counting down.

Your timer will show 30 minutes. You should take 25 minutes to read the question and work on your response, and 5 minutes to submit it. When the timer gets to 5 minutes, an alert will show. Stop working at that time and begin to submit your response. Once your response to Question 1 has been submitted, you can’t go back to it.

When your submission for Question 1 is complete, the second exam question will appear and the timer will show 20 minutes. You should take 15 minutes to read the question and work on your response and 5 minutes to submit it. Again, the timer will give you an alert when 5 minutes remain. Stop working at that time and begin to submit your response.

What to have ready on exam day

Required

• e-ticket email (you’ll receive this two days before your exam)
• Completed Exam Day Checklist, including AP ID
• Device: laptop, tablet, smartphone, desktop computer
• Browser: Chrome (recommended), Firefox, Safari, or Edge
• Internet or cellular connection
• Assistive technology and devices (if applicable, for students approved to test with accommodations)
• Periodic Table of the Elements (.pdf/174 KB)
• AP Chemistry Equations and Physical Constants Sheet (.pdf/850 KB)

Recommended for students typing responses

• Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Notes, or another app to enter and save text
• Keyboarding Tip Sheet for 2020 AP Chemistry Exams (.pdf/460 KB)

Permitted

• Your class notes or study guides
• Textbooks and other classroom resources
• Previous assignments or assessments
• Calculator

Questions

Question 1 (25 mins.)

Question 2 (15 mins.)

What’s covered

Units eligible for 2020 exam: Units 1–7

Units not included in 2020 exam: Units 8–9

Please note: Even when concepts in some of the included units (1–7) overlap with units 8–9, questions on the 2020 exam will not require student knowledge of concepts in units 8 and 9. For example, pH sensitivity (Topic 7.13) and free energy considerations of solubility equilibrium (Topic 7.14) are connected to Unit 8 and Unit 9, respectively, but students will not be required to use concepts from units 8 and 9 in order to answer questions successfully.

Other course-specific info

• As on a traditional AP Exam, students will require access to the Periodic Table of the Elements (.pdf/174 KB) and the AP Chemistry Equations and Physical Constants sheet (.pdf/850 KB), and should access and/or print it before the exam.
• Questions on the 2020 AP Chemistry Exam are designed such that required calculations can be done with a pencil and paper, with no calculator (including one with graphical or statistical capabilities) required. However, use of a calculator is allowed and may be helpful. Simple (“four-function”) calculators are freely available as apps for computers and phones (i.e., most or all internet-connected devices), and can be installed beforehand for use on the exam.

Sample Questions for the 2020 exam

Download example questions (.pdf/784 KB) similar to what you'll see on the 2020 AP Chemistry Exam.

2020 primary exam date and times

The May AP Exams are complete. For reference, here is the past primary exam date and time for this course.

Makeup test date and times

The early-June AP makeup exams are complete. For reference, here is the past makeup exam date and time for this course.

Exception testing date and times

The late-June AP exception testing exams are complete. For reference, here is the past exception testing exam date and time for this course.