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Chemistry Praxis II Exam

by Carol

Mar 5, 2008

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I am planning on taking the Chemistry Praxis II exams for
the first time. Can anyone who has taken them tell me how
hard they are, what kind of questions they ask, anything?
I am scared to death! Also, what is the best way to study
for them? I just recently graduated with a BS in
chemistry and education.

Thanks for any help.

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Bob On 4/16/08, Caytie wrote: > Hi > > Im taking the test for the first time as well. Can anyone > tell me for the Chemistry test if they give you periodic > charts and orhter related charts?? And are there alot of > math equations where u need to know how to do log? > > Thank You > Caytie

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Mar 15, 2011

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Hanson Ely Hello, I am taking this exam on Saturday and I noticed that no one responded to your question but I thought perhaps you could help me out with the same questions you were having before you took it. All help is appreciated.

Thanks

On 3/05/08, Carol wrote: > > > I am planning on taking the Chemistry Praxis II exams for &...See More

Jan 11, 2012

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Crystal I am gearing up to take my test in March and I have many of the same questions that have been ask. I have been out of school for 8 years. I am studying AP Chemistry for dummies, Chemistry: The self teaching guide, Chemistry homework helpers, and I have the science praxis study guide. Hanson, How did your test go? Do you have any advice?

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Jan 19, 2012

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Hanson Crystal, When I took the exam in January I felt like I failed horribly, but I got my results the other day and I ended up getting the lowest score possible to pass. I studied the wrong materials and that is why I thought I failed. Here is what I remember from the test.

One question about who the father of chemistry is. I studied a lot abou...See MoreCrystal, When I took the exam in January I felt like I failed horribly, but I got my results the other day and I ended up getting the lowest score possible to pass. I studied the wrong materials and that is why I thought I failed. Here is what I remember from the test.

One question about who the father of chemistry is. I studied a lot about Thompson, de Broglie, etc. and it was a waste of time. Several questions about periodic trends including: Which ion/elements has the largest atomic radius. Which ion is more electronegative. One galvanic cell question. One question about calibrating a thermometer. One question about storing caustic materials in glass containers. One question about the light spectrum and what wavelength of light a spectrometer should be set to in order to capture the absorption of a green substance. Two or three questions on alpha particles, alpha decay, gamma rays, etc. Essentially, radioactivity. A few questions on Gibb's free energy, entropy, and enthalpy. Which of the following compounds is not part of acid rain production.

There were very few questions on laboratory techniques and safety practices.

The best peice of advice I can give you is bring a watch or timer with you and to skip most questions that you don't know the answer to immediately and then come back to those. The proctors of my exam were awful with time updates (there was no clock in the room) throughout the exam and I ended up leaving three questions blank because I was expecting a one minute notice, but instead all i got was "time is up".

Good luck. Feel free to ask me any more questions.

On 1/19/12, Crystal wrote: > I am gearing up to take my test in March and I have many of the > same questions that have been ask. I have been out of school for > 8 years. I am studying AP Chemistry for dummies, Chemistry: The > self teaching guide, Chemistry homework helpers, and I have the > science praxis study guide. > Hanson, How did your test go? Do you have any advice? > > On 1/11/12, Hanson Ely wrote: >> Hello, I am taking this exam on Saturday and I > noticed >> that no one responded to your question but I thought perhaps >> you could help me out with the same questions you were having >> before you took it. All help is appreciated. >> >> Thanks >> >> On 3/05/08, Carol wrote: >>> >>> >>> I am planning on taking the Chemistry Praxis II exams for >>> the first time. Can anyone who has taken them tell me how >>> hard they are, what kind of questions they ask, anything? >>> I am scared to death! Also, what is the best way to study >>> for them? I just recently graduated with a BS in >>> chemistry and education. >>> >>> Thanks for any help.

Feb 22, 2012

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Ann Hanson, what else was on the test?

On 3/05/08, Carol wrote: > > > I am planning on taking the Chemistry Praxis II exams for > the first time. Can anyone who has taken them tell me how > hard they are, what kind of questions they ask, anything? > I am scared to death! Also, what is the best way to study > for them? I ju...See More

Apr 16, 2012

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