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  • USNCO
    • General Overview
    • FAQs
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    • DCC
    • Annotated Solutions
    • Misconception
    • Laboratory
    • Study Camp
  • Classes
    • Introduction
    • Registration
    • Placement
    • Testimony
    • National Preps
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<-- Finding the Annotated Solutions from the ACS website

About the Annotations

Dr. Chen has been working on the handwritten annotations for USNCO since 2018, which greatly helped students prepare for chemistry olympiad. With the support of USNCO headquarter, Dr. Chen is coordinating a group of passionate and talented volunteers from all over the world to work on the Annotated Solution Project.

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Find "bugs"?

Though Dr. Chen and other volunteers did multiple rounds of proofreading, there might still be typos or other issues, please kindly let Dr. Chen know if you find any issues through email (click the button in the bottom right), or the link below, you feedback is much appreciated!

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Unofficial New Local 2023 Annotation

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Unofficial Original Local 2023 Annotation

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Annotated Solution to Local Exams

2021

2021

2021

  • annotated solutions to some of the most challenging problems are here [credit goes to CODS and Kwanwoo Park]
  • full Latex annotated solution will be provided afterwards

2020

2021

2021

  • full LaTeX-based version on ACS, coordinated and edited by Dr. Chen
  • revisions: the answer of Q18 is C, to be fixed in the next update

2019

2021

2019

  • full LaTeX-based version on ACS, coordinated and edited by Dr. Chen
  • revisions: the answer of Q12 is C, to be fixed in the next update; Ksp=4x^3 in Q18, to be fixed in the next update.

2018

2018

2019

  • full LaTeX-based version on ACS, coordinated and edited by Dr. Chen
  • revisions: the lewis structure has too many electrons in Q51

2017

2018

2017

  • full LaTeX-based version on ACS, coordinated and edited by Dr. Chen
  • revisions: the answer of Q45 is D, to be fixed in the next update

2016

2018

2017

  • full LaTeX-based version on ACS, coordinated and edited by Dr. Chen
  • revisions: the answer of Q18 is C, to be fixed in the next update

Annotated Solution to National Exams

2021

2021

2021

  • draft version for reference by Dr. Chen (linked below), will be released in ACS soon
  • revisions: to be added
  • single-columned exam paper, to be added

2020

2021

2021

  • handwritten version by Dr. Chen, challenging problems only
  • full LaTeX-based version will be published on ACS soon
  • revisions: Q46 needs to be added
  • single columned exam paper, good for showing full work

2019

2021

2019

  • handwritten version by Dr. Chen, challenging problems only
  • full LaTeX-based version will be published on ACS soon
  • revisions: Q44, Q47, Q48 need to be further explained
  • single columned exam paper, good for showing full work

2018

2018

2019

  • handwritten version by Dr. Chen, challenging problems only
  • full LaTeX-based version will be published on ACS soon
  • revisions:
  • single columned exam paper, good for showing full work

2017

2018

2017

  • handwritten version by Dr. Chen, challenging problems only
  • full LaTeX-based version will be published on ACS soon
  • revisions: a simple solution for Q28 is needed
  • single columned exam paper, good for showing full work

2016

2018

2017

  • handwritten version by Dr. Chen, challenging problems only
  • full LaTeX-based version will be published on ACS soon
  • revisions: 
  • single columned exam paper, good for showing full work

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