Dry Box Gas Law question
Here is a picture of the "passage;" it isn't the entire passage, but I just double checked and there is no other information provided in the "passage" that relates to this question. The density of...
View ArticleStandard conditions vs STP clarification
this is related to a post I had made regarding a Dry Box Gas Law Question from the TBR books 2016 edition. Can I get some clarification on this please: Standard State = Standard Conditions = 25 C, 1.00...
View ArticleVapor Pressure Question
PASSAGE <-- Passage TL;DR: Beaker I: 50 mg ethanol, 50 mg methanol Beaker II: 50 ml ethanol, 50 ml methanol Beaker III. 1 mole ethanol, 1 mole methanol If the vapor pressure of pure methanol is...
View ArticleFractional distillation
If the vapor pressure above a 50% mixture of methanol with butanol at 22° C were collected and placed into a flask where it condenses, what is the mole percent of methanol in vapor above the new...
View ArticleWhy are amino acids called that and not amino bases?
Amino acids contain carboxyl and amino groups which are acidic and basic respectively. In that case, why exactly are amino acids called amino acids and not amino bases or neither? Is one functional...
View ArticleAlkalosis and erythropoietin
Hello, My physiology book says that alkalosis stimulates secretion of erythropoietin. But I don't understand how? And google searches are complex, could someone explain that mechanism for me simply?...
View ArticleNext step MCAT 2000 Q work book
Anyone find this book has alot of errors/typos? I brought a ebook online and I've been doing the psy section, and there are so many errors! Got me confused so many times!
View ArticlePrimary defect in blocking microtubule polymerization?
I'm doing a MC practice question and I'm stuck with this question. A key anti-cancer drug is colchicine that blocks microtubule polymerization. You have added colchicine to a culture of cancer cells,...
View ArticleSome confusion over rate and equilibrium constants
Hi guys, hopefully you can help clear up this minor issue for me. So I realize that in the rate law for a forward, irreversible reaction, the exponents representing reaction order must be determined...
View ArticleMCAT MATH
Does anyone have any notes on mcat math? For example, finding the antilog of 3.82without a calculator? I have tried leah4sci videos, but I am not understanding.
View ArticleSimple Harmonic Oscillation, formula identification using UNITS.
LINK TO PASSAGE: <--Click me. At what position x will the speed of the mass be half its maximum speed, v_max? ANSWER CHOICES <-- CLICK ME. D) D A fast way to solve formula-identification problems...
View ArticleStandard Enthalpy of formation. Getting 2 different answers
I am getting two different answers for the standard enthalpy of formation of CO. Here are my two answers and how I got them: C(graphite) + O2(g) --->CO2(g) Std enthalpy of rxn: -393.5 kJ/mol CO(g) +...
View ArticleWhen to use R = 0.082 vs R = 8.314
When to use R = 0.082 vs R = 8.314 Anyone have a quick kinda way to memorize/know when to use either of these? So far in my review I've mostly only been using the R = 0.082, but I did have 1 problem...
View ArticlerER and protection of cytoplasm
Hello all, My histology book says that rER (rough endoplasmic reticulum) protect the cytoplasm from hydrolytic enzymes inside its cisternae. I don't understand that mechanism, could some one explain it...
View ArticleNew Threads Discussing AAMC Questions Will Be CLOSED
Due to neglect of the guidelines post in this thread atop this forum, I will be personally enforcing the requirement that discussions of AAMC FL questions occur only in the designated discussion...
View ArticleLineweaver Burk plots
I am confused about the competitive inhibition plots. Can someone explain why the slope increased? I found the below answer but it still doesn't make sense. Why would km going up increase the y...
View ArticleReviewing practice passages
So I’m using mcatjellys schedule and was hoping to find some insight and opinions on how to effectively review TBR passages or any kind of practice passage. Whenever I get one wrong I usually just...
View ArticleBlood flow, atherosclerosis
When blood flows through an artery, it exerts pressure on the surrounding arterial wall. Compared to a section of healthy artery of equal size, a narrowed section of diseased artery experiences a...
View ArticlePendulum question
The question <- click me C) C This question can be solved using physical intuition. As the pendulum is displaced by a greater angle it has more PE, so it will have greater KE when the PE is...
View ArticlePressure question
At a specific depth in a swimming pool, a barometer measures the total pressure to be twice that of atmospheric pressure. If the barometer is now submerged to a depth that is twice its initial depth,...
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