What’s on the ACS Gen Chem 2 Exam? – Topics to Know

Second semester general chemistry has a different feel. The first semester was mostly about counting atoms and drawing molecules. The second asks why reactions go, how fast they go and how far they go before they stop. If your final is an ACS exam, you probably want a...

How to Cram for a Chemistry Exam When You’re Out of Time

So it’s the night before, the exam is at 9 a.m., and your notes look like they were written by a stranger. You’re not here for a lecture about starting earlier. You know. Everybody knows. What you need is a straight answer on how to cram for a chemistry...

Where Can You Find an ACS Practice Exam? – Free and Paid Options

Search for an ACS practice exam and you get a pile of results that all promise the same thing. Some are useful. Some are blurry PDFs of who-knows-what. A few are worth paying for, and plenty are not. If your final is a few weeks out, you don’t have time to sort...

Exam Morning Routine: What to Do Before a Final

Your alarm goes off and for one sleepy second you forget what day it is. Then it hits you. Final exam, 8 a.m., the one that counts for a quarter of your grade. Do you grab your notes? Skip breakfast? Reread the whole chapter on the bus? A calm exam morning routine can...

Is the ACS Exam Hard? How It Compares to Class Tests

Upperclassmen talk about it in a certain tone. Your professor mentions it early and then keeps mentioning it. Online, people swear it’s either brutal or no big deal. You’ve done fine on your class tests so far, which makes the rumors more confusing, not...

Chemistry Exam Mistakes That Cost You Easy Points

The exam comes back covered in red marks. A mole ratio flipped. A volume left in milliliters. An answer you knew, marked wrong because you read “is NOT” as “is.” Those aren’t knowledge problems. They’re execution problems, and...