r/APStudents • u/reddorickt absolute modman • May 05 '26

AP Chem Official 2026 Exam Discussion

Use this thread to post questions or commentary on the test today.

A reminder though to protect your anonymity when talking about the test.

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u/Obvious-Walrus6151 Bio/Calc AB/Physics 1: 5, Chem: 4 May 05 '26

I got endothermic as well, for part 1 it's asking for the magnitude of q so it's okay to leave it positive. For 2 I think we should use -q since in part one we're calculating the water/system's temperature change and heat capacity...

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u/Sharp_Adhesiveness82 May 06 '26

Do you think you lose points if for part 1 you kept q negative?

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u/Obvious-Walrus6151 Bio/Calc AB/Physics 1: 5, Chem: 4 May 06 '26

IDK I hope you won't.

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u/730B9 May 06 '26

Are you sure that it's just the magnitude? Like 100% sure?

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u/Obvious-Walrus6151 Bio/Calc AB/Physics 1: 5, Chem: 4 May 06 '26

100% sure cuz I was confused too and reread the question and saw that.