Could I handle chemistry 2?

Question

I'm in college and I struggled to get a C+ in chem 1. I thought I had a pretty good grasp of it but I just can't understand electron shells and all that stuff. As far as we went was 3d electron diagrams, tetrahedrals, trigonal bipyramidal etc.

Could I handle chemistry 2? I registrered for it next sem. but I don't know anymore, does it get much more complicated?

Just because I'm half black/half peruvian you know for a fact I went to a public high school! Lol yea I did, you're right.

Answer 1

You deserve a serious answer.

Why do you want Chem 2? Do you enjoy chem? Do you (this is VERY important) understand why your performance was not as good as you thought? Have you looked at the textbook for Chem 2? Are you comfortable with the math needed? And (VITAL!) can you make arrangements to get your understanding of Chem 1 up to scratch before Chem 2 starts?

I have had students make themselves miserable taking Chem 2 without an adequate foundation. But I've also had some fantastic bouncebacks.

So be honest with yourself about the amount of work you are willingto put in.Good luck, whatever you do.

Answer 2

not with that beard u growing...it gonna burn off in the labs LOL...nah though on a serious note though homie, you gotta work hard and believe in yourself because it's a matter of hard work. Them kids that doing really well either born with special talent or they went to private schools that trained them well already. Us? We went to public schools and gotta work harder now to catch up and we can. But that can mean studying like 50 hours for a exam man, thats how I got through intro chem in college. Good luck man.

Answer 3

Chemistry gets horribly complex. I think you can do it though. Everyone has to start somewhere. Perhaps you're not learning it in the best way for you?