The 2014 AP Chemistry exam will be the first administration of a redesigned test as a result of a redesigning of the AP Chemistry course. The exam format will be different from the past years.
Section I: Multiple Choice; 90 minutes; Number of Questions: 60
Section II: Free Response; 90 minutes; Number of Questions: Long Free Response: 3 and Short Free Response: 4
Section II contains two types of free-response questions (short and long), and each student will have a total of 90 minutes to complete all of the questions. This section also contains questions pertaining to experimental design, analysis of authentic lab data and observations to identify patterns or explain phenomena, creating or analyzing atomic and molecular views to explain observations, articulating and then translating between representations, and following a logical/analytical pathway to solve a problem.
Beginning with the May 2014 administration of the AP Chemistry Exam, multiple-choice questions will contain four answer options, rather than five. This change will save students valuable time without altering the rigor of the exam in any way. A student’s total score on the multiple choice section is based on the number of questions answered correctly. Points are not deducted for incorrect answers or unanswered questions.
