AP Intermediate Chemistry (BIEAP) study plan

Draw and name all constitutional and stereoisomers (chain, position, functional, cis-trans, optical) for a set of 20 molecular formulas such as C4H8, C4H10O and C3H6O

Assign R/S and E/Z descriptors to 15 stereocentres and double bonds using CIP priority rules without reference notes

Classify 30 organic reactions as substitution, addition, elimination, rearrangement or acid-base, and mark the electrophile and nucleophile in each

Write electron configurations (including anomalous Cr and Cu cases) and derive period, group, block and four quantum numbers for 25 elements

Rank 12 isoelectronic species and 15 atoms/ions by radius, ionisation enthalpy and electron gain enthalpy, and justify each ranking in one sentence

Draw arrow-pushing mechanisms for SN1, SN2, E1, E2, and mark the rate-determining step in each

Predict and explain carbocation stability, inductive, resonance and hyperconjugation effects in 15 given structures

Build a one-page comparative table of the three main hydrocarbon reaction families (free-radical substitution, electrophilic addition to alkenes, electrophilic substitution on benzene) with reagents and intermediates

Draw Lewis structures, apply VSEPR to assign geometry and bond angles for 20 molecules, and state hybridisation of each central atom

Apply molecular orbital theory to O2, N2, NO and O2- to derive bond order, magnetic behaviour and bond length trend

Write balanced equations and name major products for 15 reactions of alkenes, alkynes and benzene (Markovnikov/anti-Markovnikov, ozonolysis, Birch, Friedel-Crafts)

Distinguish haloalkane and haloarene reactivity by explaining the C-X bond character, SN1/SN2 feasibility and aryl halide inertness in written answers

Convert among alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amines and amides using a 10-step synthesis map you draw yourself

Predict products for named reactions including Cannizzaro, aldol, Clemmensen, Wolff-Kishner, Hoffmann bromamide and carbylamine tests

Identify unknown compounds from 10 short qualitative-test scenarios (Tollens, Fehling, iodoform, Lucas, Brady's reagent)

Solve 15 numerical problems combining ideal gas equation, Dalton's partial pressures, Graham's diffusion law and kinetic molecular theory of gases

Explain deviations from ideal behaviour using compressibility factor and van der Waals constants, and derive the critical-constant relations

Apply the first law to 12 problems on work, heat, internal energy and enthalpy, including isothermal and adiabatic reversible expansions

Calculate enthalpy of reaction from formation enthalpies, bond enthalpies and Hess's law cycles for 10 reactions

State and apply the second and third laws to compute entropy change and Gibbs free energy, and predict spontaneity at given temperatures

Apply Le Chatelier's principle to predict shifts in 12 equilibrium systems and calculate Kp, Kc and degree of dissociation

Solve 15 ionic equilibrium problems on pH of weak acids/bases, buffer solutions, hydrolysis of salts and solubility product

Assign oxidation numbers and balance 10 redox equations in acidic and basic media by the ion-electron method

Compute cell EMF from standard electrode potentials, apply the Nernst equation and relate EMF to Gibbs free energy and equilibrium constant

Explain the working of a galvanic cell and the chemistry of commercial cells (dry cell, lead accumulator, fuel cell) in short written answers

Determine rate law, order and rate constant from concentration-time and initial-rate data for 12 data sets

Derive and apply integrated rate equations (zero, first, second order) and the Arrhenius relation to compute activation energy

Explain collision theory and transition-state theory, and describe the role of a catalyst in terms of activation energy

Distinguish physisorption from chemisorption and describe the Freundlich and Langmuir isotherms in short answers

Write equations for the preparation, properties and uses of H2, H2O2, and key s-block and p-block species (oxides and oxoacids of N, P, S, Cl), and classify their trends

Name and draw 20 coordination compounds using IUPAC rules, including ligands, oxidation state and coordination number

Apply crystal field theory to predict high-spin/low-spin configurations, magnetic moments and colour for octahedral and tetrahedral complexes

Explain Werner's theory, EAN rule, chelate effect and isomerism (geometrical, optical, ionisation, hydrate) with examples

Write the electronic configurations, oxidation states and key properties of 3d transition elements and explain their coloured ions and catalytic behaviour

Compare lanthanoid contraction and its consequences, and describe preparation and uses of KMnO4 and K2Cr2O7

Take two full-length mock papers under timed conditions (3 hours each) and record scores per domain

Re-teach your three weakest domains by rewriting the relevant notes and solving 10 fresh problems in each

Memorise and reproduce from memory a single master sheet of formulas, named reactions and periodic trends

Review every previously wrong question and re-solve it without notes to confirm correction

Practise 10 previous-paper style long-answer questions for presentation, units and significant figures