AP Chemistry Exam Questions

Free-Response Questions and Scoring Information

Download free-response questions from this year's exam and past exams along with scoring guidelines, sample responses from exam takers, and scoring distributions.

AP Exams are regularly updated to align with best practices in college-level learning. Not all free-response questions on this page reflect the current exam, but the question types and the topics are similar, making them a valuable resource for teachers and students.

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2024 Free-Response Questions

2024: Free-Response Questions

Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary
Free-Response Questions 

2020: Free-Response Questions

The 2020 free-response questions are available in the AP Classroom question bank.