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<p>The lab work that is a part of AP Chemistry is not simply for the AP test, but also for general knowledge and comparison. The most important part of it is then observing all of this stuff that you are deriving on a theoretical perspective. It is more of a way to prove that the theoretical computations are indeed accurate to a real life situation (or at least nearly accurate). Yes, they aren’t “necessary” to do well on the AP exam, but as you also said they are important if you plan to do further study in chemistry. Also, some colleges actually require to see your lab notebook if you wish to get credit for the AP Chem exam.</p>
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<p>You are saying this from a one-sided perspective. What may be easy for you may not be easy for other people. I have definitely seen that in my own class. I, personally, find chemistry to be easy, but then again I plan to major in ChemE. </p>
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<p>Not all people would agree with this. I do realize that this may just be referring to you and you may have meant it to refer only to you, but it sounds more like a generalization. And not everyone would agree with it.</p>