How to study for Gen Chem -- very weak

[MercifulDoc]

Hello,

I never did a good job learning Gchem in high school. And right now its very weak, it is kinda hard for me to do some conceptual questions (hell i got every question wrong on the Pb(SO4)2 passage in AAMC3).

I have the Princeton books and my friend gave me a pdf of the TBR gchem book. I felt the solubility rules where much better in TBR (though naturally i can't speak for the entire book) than in TPR (that only listed that Group1+2, Ammonium are soluble and that Pb, Hg, Ag is only soluble with corresponding Nitrates, acetates, or perchlorates).

TBR had a list of a bunch of different reactions (double displacement/precipiation, comustion, oxidation-reduction, etc) that TPR touches on but doesn't specifically organize/mention.

So my question is, for someone weak in Gchem which book is better to use? TPR or TBR (should I buy the TBR Gchem books -- hate using pdfs)?

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[ayocaptain628]

well tbh if its conceptual understanding u want
I find TPR vastly more helpful than TBR. More elaborate than ek but not as convoluted as Tbr.
I personally feel TBR is for those who want to "polish" their knowledge by learning a lot more in excess

 

[LChristmas]

If you are very weak in gen chem, consider reading a gen chem textbook along with your other prep materials.

 

[IslandStyle808]

Use both if possible. I think TBR is somewhat better, but it lacks in certain areas. It does not even mention about eccentric points (the point of maximum freezing with dissolved solutes) nor are there any questions on it. TPR has a couple of passages that ask a question about it. TPR seems more broad in the categories it tests vs. TBR, but does not go into the same depth as TBR. This is where the trade off is.