Regents Examination in Physical Setting / Chemistry: What to Expect on the Chemistry Examination

Format of the Chemistry Examination
The chemistry examination will be 3 hours long and will include three parts: A, B, and C. You should be prepared to answer questions in multiple-choice format, as well as answer questions that require a more extended response.
Questions will be content- and skills-based, and you may be required to graph data, complete a data table, label or draw diagrams, design experiments, make calculations, or write short or extended responses.
In addition, you may be required to hypothesize, interpret, analyze, evaluate data, or apply your scientific knowledge and skills to real-world situations.

[In the future, a Part D will be added, which will focus on assessment of laboratory skills. As more information becomes available, the New York State Education Department will inform schools of the development status of the performance test.]
 

You will be required to answer ALL of the questions on the Physical Setting/Chemistry Regents examination.
 

The maximum raw score on the examination is 85 points. A teacher’s chart will be provided for converting your raw score to a scaled score that has a maximum of 100 points. A sample conversion table taken from the June 2004 Regents Chemistry— Physical Setting examination is shown below:

The table is used to convert the number of points you actually received on the examination (your “raw” score) to your final score on the examination (your “scaled” score).

Note that this table will change from one examination to another.

Topics Covered on the Chemistry Examination
All of the questions on the Chemistry examination will test major understandings, skills, and real-world applications drawn from the following 12 subject areas:

It is suggested that you read the Topic Outline in order to learn the exact nature of the material that is subject to testing.