AP Chemistry Tutoring & Prep Course
Short answer
The AP Chemistry group course is live online: 50 lessons, 90 minutes each, 75 hours in all.
Group lessons are taught in classes of at most 6 students.
The current group's lessons began on 12 October 2026. The group course fee is €1,573 in one payment.
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AP Chemistry tutoring covering stoichiometry, thermodynamics and equilibrium with FRQ-focused exam strategy for a score of 5.
One-to-one and small groups · Live online · College Board curriculum
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About the subject
AP Chemistry: what it covers and who it suits
AP Chemistry tutoring at TestPrep Europe walks through all nine units — atomic structure through equilibrium and acid-base — in the MCQ + FRQ format used on the May exam. Sessions emphasise particle-level reasoning and quantitative work side by side, because the FRQ rubric rewards both algebraic answers and the explanations that justify them.
Your lessons are taught by Yasemin Polat, who teach AP Chemistry.
- All 9 College Board units, atomic structure through equilibrium and thermodynamics
- Particle-level diagrams practised alongside every quantitative topic
- Released FRQs scored against the official rubric, including data-table interpretation
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AP Chemistry is a rigorous course that builds the chemical reasoning required for medicine, pharmacy, biochemistry, chemical engineering and materials science. The exam tests deep conceptual understanding, multi-step quantitative problem solving and laboratory data interpretation in roughly equal measure.
AP Chemistry is equivalent to a first-year university general chemistry course. It begins with atomic structure, then proceeds through periodic trends, bonding, intermolecular forces, reaction types, stoichiometry, kinetics, thermodynamics, equilibrium, acids and bases, and electrochemistry. The course requires at least 16 hands-on labs (at least six of them inquiry-based), and the FRQ section regularly tests experimental design and data analysis. Our programme works on each student's weak units, balancing quantitative problem solving with FRQ-writing strategy and explicit lab-question practice; the lab-style FRQs reward students who learn their conventions.
One-to-one AP Chemistry tutoring
Our one-to-one AP tutoring is built entirely around the student's current level and target score. Each lesson works on your specific weak topics, drills exam-format questions and teaches free-response and essay technique with the College Board's scoring guidelines in front of us. Our tutors follow every revision of the Course and Exam Description, so the work you put in matches what is rewarded in May.
AP Chemistry small-group course
Our small-group AP courses (no more than 6 students per class) give you a structured weekly programme alongside students aiming for the same score. The syllabus follows the College Board's Course and Exam Description unit by unit, and every lesson is taught live online.
Exam
AP Chemistry exam format
The College Board runs the AP Chemistry exam every May. Sections, timing and weighting:
Section I: Multiple Choice
50%60 questions in 1 hour 30 minutes. A scientific or graphing calculator is allowed.
Section II: Free Response
50%7 questions (3 long + 4 short) in 1 hour 45 minutes. A scientific or graphing calculator is allowed, and a formula sheet is provided.
One-to-one AP tutoring
AP Chemistry Private Tutoring
Private AP lessons planned around you: the units you find hardest, your school's pace and the score you are aiming for. Every lesson is live and online, with a tutor who teaches this subject.
- A lesson plan built around your target score
- Every unit of the College Board course, in the order you need it
- Multiple-choice and free-response technique, checked against College Board scoring guidelines
- Lesson times that fit around your school week
How it works
- 1
Tell us your goal
We start from your school syllabus, your exam date and the result you are aiming for.
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Your own plan
We map out the lessons you need, unit by unit.
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Live one-to-one lessons
Meet your tutor online at times that suit your week.
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Regular progress checks
Homework and a short check after each lesson show how you are getting on.
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Right for you if you want a plan built entirely around you, flexible lesson times and a tutor's full attention.
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Group course
A Private Group for This Subject
There is no open group timetable for this subject in 2026–27. If 3 or more of you sign up together, we open a private group course for you — at the same price as the open group course. Lessons are taught in English.
Course fee
€1,573the same as an open group course
At least 3 students · you set the weekly timetable together
Each student buys their own place online, and we let you know as soon as your group is ready.
or 3 instalments of €524Questions first? Get in touch- Classes of no more than 6 students
- Live online lessons you can watch again
- A lesson plan that follows the College Board course
- Not satisfied after the first week of your group course? Full (100%) refund. We do not offer free trial lessons. Payment is required before your first lesson.
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Practise AP Chemistry on your own
Three ways to practise between lessons. Each one is a separate product.
AP Chemistry Question Bank
College Board-style questions unit by unit, with an explanation for every question. The first 30 questions are free.
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A full-length test in the real exam format, with a detailed score report. Two attempts per test, and 12 months to use them.
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Syllabus
AP Chemistry topics
Unit and topic names are the College Board's own. Percentages are each unit's share of the exam score, as the College Board publishes them.
1Unit 1: Atomic Structure and Properties
7–9%
- Moles and molar mass
- Mass spectra of elements
- Elemental composition of pure substances
- Composition of mixtures
- Atomic structure and electron configuration
- Photoelectron spectroscopy
- Periodic trends
- Valence electrons and ionic compounds
2Unit 2: Compound Structure and Properties
7–9%
- Types of chemical bonds
- Intramolecular force and potential energy
- Structure of ionic solids
- Structure of metals and alloys
- Lewis diagrams
- Resonance and formal charge
- VSEPR and hybridization
3Unit 3: Properties of Substances and Mixtures
18–22%
- Intermolecular forces
- Solids, liquids, and gases
- Kinetic molecular theory
- Solutions and mixtures
- Properties of photons
- Spectroscopy
4Unit 4: Chemical Reactions
7–9%
- Introduction for reactions
- Net ionic equations
- Representations of reactions
- Physical and chemical changes
- Stoichiometry
- Types of chemical reactions
5Unit 5: Kinetics
7–9%
- Reaction rate
- Introduction to rate law
- Elementary reactions
- Collision model
- Introduction to reaction mechanisms
- Multistep reaction energy profile
- Catalysis
6Unit 6: Thermochemistry
7–9%
- Endothermic and exothermic processes
- Heat transfer and thermal equilibrium
- Heat capacity and calorimetry
- Energy of phase changes
- Introduction to enthalpy of reaction
- Enthalpy of formation
- Hess's law
7Unit 7: Equilibrium
7–9%
- Introduction to equilibrium
- Calculating the equilibrium constant
- Calculating equilibrium concentrations
- Introduction to Le Châtelier's principle
- Introduction to solubility equilibria
8Unit 8: Acids and Bases
11–15%
- Introduction to acids and bases
- pH and pOH of strong acids and bases
- Acid-base reactions and buffers
- Molecular structure of acids and bases
- pH and pKa
- Properties of buffers
- pH and solubility
9Unit 9: Thermodynamics and Electrochemistry
7–9%
- Introduction to entropy
- Gibbs free energy and thermodynamic favorability
- Thermodynamic and kinetic control
- Free energy and equilibrium
- Free energy of dissolution
- Galvanic (voltaic) and electrolytic cells
- Electrolysis and Faraday's laws
Approach
How we teach AP Chemistry
Study plan
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Phase 1 — Foundations (Units 1–3)
Atomic structure, periodic trends, bonding, IMFs
- Coulombic attraction reasoning for periodic trends
- Lewis structures, formal charge, VSEPR
- IMF ranking with boiling-point data
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Phase 2 — Quantitative chemistry (Units 4–5)
Reactions, stoichiometry, kinetics
- Net ionic equations and reaction prediction
- Limiting reagent FRQs with percent yield
- Rate laws from initial-rate data and integrated forms
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Phase 3 — Thermochemistry and equilibrium (Units 6–7)
Thermochemistry, Kc/Kp, Le Châtelier's principle
- Hess's law and bond enthalpy calculations
- ICE tables with quadratic and approximation
- Q vs K reasoning for direction of shift
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Phase 4 — Acid-base + electrochemistry (Units 8–9) + mock
Buffers, titration curves, entropy and Gibbs free energy, redox, FRQ technique
- Henderson-Hasselbalch and buffer design
- Strong/weak titration curves end-to-end
- Standard reduction potentials and electrolysis
- Full released FRQ set under timed conditions
How lessons work
Particle-level diagrams alongside maths
Every quantitative topic is paired with a particle-level explanation, because the FRQ rubric splits points between the calculation and the reasoning that justifies it.
Data-table FRQs as a separate skill
AP Chemistry FRQs increasingly hand the student a data table and ask for graphing, slope interpretation, and uncertainty discussion — we drill this as its own technique, not as part of the topic itself.
Released FRQs scored to rubric
Students score their own answers against the official rubric so the gap between 'right idea' and 'right wording for the point' becomes visible after every unit.
Advice
AP Chemistry: common mistakes and study tips
MistakeDropping units in stoichiometry and dimensional-analysis problems.
FixCarry units through every step — the FRQ rubric awards points for unit consistency, not just the final number.
MistakeIgnoring significant figures on calculator-active questions.
FixMatch sig-figs to the least precise measurement in the data; rounding too early or too late both lose points.
MistakeSetting up equilibrium expressions from total moles instead of equilibrium concentrations.
FixAlways build an ICE table first, then translate the equilibrium row into Kc/Kp — never skip the table.
MistakeVague particle-level explanations ('the particles move faster').
FixTie every explanation to a named interaction — IMFs, bond polarity, ion size, electron arrangement — so the answer earns the explanation point.
MistakeConfusing strong / weak acid behaviour at the equivalence point.
FixStrong + strong → pH 7; strong + weak → pH determined by the conjugate. Practise the four titration shapes until they're reflex.
MistakeTreating thermodynamic spontaneity as a Gibbs sign rule only.
FixAlways check ΔH and ΔS qualitatively before computing ΔG, so temperature dependence is part of the explanation.
Study tips
- A calculator is allowed on both sections, but many multiple-choice questions are fastest by estimation and unit analysis — drill both until they are automatic.
- On lab-based FRQs, structure your answer around experimental design, sources of error and data interpretation rather than rote calculation.
- Use ICE tables systematically for every equilibrium problem; the discipline pays off when problems get multi-step.
- Connect the thermodynamic quantities (ΔH, ΔS, ΔG) conceptually rather than treating them as three unrelated formulas.
Student results
AP success stories
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Often taken alongside this subject
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- AP Physics 1Common STEM pairing for engineering applications.
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