Ma'am,
This is my first ACS exam ever. Never did this at any other universities. How does the grading process go for a standardized like this? Will it be a current ACS exam? Should we expect to see a lot of NMR or IR on the exam? If so, will there be charts given to look up peaks and trends? This is a new feat to understand for me, sorry. Thank you for your time.
Respectfully,
PageCarol Woods
Here's the link to the ACS page for the Organic Chemistry Exam:
ReplyDeletehttp://chemexams.chem.iastate.edu/students/study-materials
The link has general information about exam content, and also a link to the ACS Organic Chemistry Study Guide. It might be difficult to order a guide at this point, but if you know someone with one, I recommend studying with them. The guide is organized into content sections. It provides review questions with detailed explanations and then practice questions with answer keys.
If you google the exam you will find lots of discussions about the test. The overall opinion from students who have already taken it is that the study guide is VERY helpful.
ReplyDeleteI heard that the exam will have a big curve on it because it's so hard.
ReplyDeleteThere will be some IR/NMR questions on there about 4-5, and I don't think charts for the peaks and trends will be given, so you will have to know these.
I hope this helped a little.
It's interesting you asked about NMR/IR/Mass Spec on the ACS Exam. I have never taken the Exam either. I had the same question and asked Professor Petersen about it during her office hours. She confirmed that none of the peaks will be provided.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I think as long as you know the Carbonyl Peak as well as the broad peak for alcohol and the simpler trends (i.e. how additional hydrogens affect the compound), you should be ready.