Some advice on studying?
When I took Chemistry, I found that flashcards usually helped with remembering names of compounds and acids.  As for the actual problem, it was just practice.  I would try to do as many of the problems that I could possibly do and would then call a friend for the problems I wasn't sure about.  \n\nFor me at least, reading the book didn't help too much, it explained it, but rereading wasn't exactly great, just look at the example problems, those are usually helpful as well.
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