This AP course is a second-year course in chemistry for students who have an interest and aptitude in the sciences and mathematics. The course covers atomic structure, periodic properties of the elements, laws governing the behavior of matter and energy, chemical bonding, the behavior of gases, liquids and solids, acid-base equilibrium, solution equilibrium and electrochemistry. Problem solving and laboratory work are stressed as a means of understanding chemical concepts. Prerequisite: Completion of Chemistry with a grade of A- or A and completion of or concurrent enrollment in Honors Trigonometry/Precalculus/Statistics.