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GENERAL RULES FOR PREDICTING PRODUCTSFOR THE A.P. CHEMISTRY EXAM - REACTION SECTION

1. First go over te se! "#si$ t%&es o' re#$tio(s.- si(g)e re&)#$e*e(t - +o,")e re&)#$e*e(t

- +e$o*&ositio( - $o*&ositio( or s%(tesis- $o*",stio( - +isso$i#tio(

. A)#%s tr% to 'or* #ter. Tis is es&e$i#))% tr,e e( %o, #reor/i(g it #$i+s0"#ses or org#(i$s.

. Te &ro+,$ts o' #( org#(i$ $o*",stio( 2re#$ti(g it o!%ge(3 #re$#r"o( +io!i+e #(+ #ter.

4. 5e( te #**o(i,* io( is # re#$t#(t %o, $#( "e $o('i+e(t t#t#**o(i# is # &ro+,$t.

6. C#r"o(#tes re#$t to 'or* $#r"o( +io!i+e #(+ #ter.

7. Re*e*"er %o,r ',(+#*e(t#) re+o!. A s&e$ies *,st "e o!i+i8e+ #(+o(e *,st "e re+,$e+.

9. O'te( i( org#(i$s %o, #ve to s&e$ies. For* #ter #(+ te( &,t#t is )e't togeter.

:. Re*e*"er %o,r so),"i)it% r,)es. Es&e$i#))% te (ot#")e e!$e&tio(s)i/e "#ri,* s,)'#te #(+ si)ver $)ori+e.

;. Tio$%#(#te #(+ #**o(i# #s re#$t#(ts )i/e to 'or* $o*&)e!es.

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