Hey! I'm preparing for the AP Chemistry exam and was curious about its duration. How much time is allocated for the entire test, including both the multiple-choice and free-response sections?
The AP Chemistry exam is divided into two main sections, each with a designated amount of time for completion.
1. Multiple-Choice Section: This section consists of 60 questions, and you are given a total of 90 minutes to answer all of them. This accounts for 50% of your total score.
2. Free-Response Section: This section has a total of 7 questions, which are divided into 3 long-answer questions and 4 short-answer questions. You have 105 minutes to complete this section, which makes up the remaining 50% of your total score. To give you a better idea, you're given roughly 25 minutes for each of the long-answer questions and about 8 minutes per short-answer question.
In total, the entire AP Chemistry exam takes 195 minutes, or 3 hours and 15 minutes, to complete, which includes both the multiple-choice and free-response sections.
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