NS FL5, C/P #40
@NextStepTutor_1 On this question, the latent heat value at the air-sea interface for the ocean has an entropy loss associated with it of 320. Doesn't entropy loss mean that things are becoming more...
View ArticlePhysics : Force and Motion Questions - Please explain work
I am having difficulty understanding the explanation of the answers in the EK book. Would someone be able to explain how they they worked out the answers to the following questions please ? Thanks !...
View ArticleTBR Physics Chapter 9 Passage IV
Talking about a wheatstone bridge here. Page 216 of the TBR Physics book. When Metal I is used as Rk and Metal II is used in Ru, the slide-wire is closer to Point a than Point c. When Metal I is used...
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Circuits with switches TBR
View attachment 194838 TBR Why does r1 go unaffected ? I'm not understanding the Berkeley review explanation
View ArticleSo many Errors in Berkley Review. What gives? 2017 Version
Iv been working through Berkley Review and iv been finding so many errors in my 2017 version. Some answers to questions aren't even in the right section. Other times the answers dont seem to apply to...
View ArticleKR online PBQ O-Chem Ch. 2 question 9/10
Stuck on the answer for this one, and my Google Fu has failed me. A student measures the optical rotation of L-carnitine as -30 degrees and wonders if the optical rotation might actually be -390...
View Articledifference in basicity for amines in aqueous vs. gaseous phase
Kaplan is telling me that the order of basicity in ammonia is different in gaseous phases vs. aqueous phases due to hydrogen bonding. So in gaseous phases it's the well known: 3' > 2' > 1'>...
View ArticlePhysiology: TPR and the diastolic pressure
Hello, I came across this line in my text book: "Total peripheral resistance (TPR) increases diastolic pressure more than systolic pressure." I don't understand how the peripheral resistance would...
View ArticleHow in depth do we have to know sugar molecules?
I repeatedly get questions wrong asking me about the structure of monosaccharides and disaccharides from 3rd party passages. Should I memorize how many carbons are in each (fructose, ribose, glucose,...
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I plan on taking the MCAT on May 24 of this year, and I have been kind of on and off on studying, but will starting the KAPLAN course as of today and study intensely along with taking classes for the...
View ArticleStudying for 2019...
I’m planning on taking the MCAT April or May 2019. The study plan is to take that semester off and dedicate it fully to MCAT. I’ve heard that overstudying can be bad but I’ve also heard that you should...
View ArticleBlood Glucose and Glycolysis
It might be because I'm delirious, but I just needed a quick clarification regarding blood sugar levels and glycolysis. If blood sugar is high, because insulin is no longer being made, we would have...
View ArticleX-ray Question from Berkley (MCAT)
Could someone please explain this? I've been stuck on trying to make sense of it! Thank you for any thoughts on this. 1) Why do bones show up on medical images more clearly than surrounding tissue? A)...
View ArticleBio Systems Questions EK Pg141
Hello SDN!!! I have a question Im really confused about from the EK Bio systems book. Pls help! Thanks! Negative selection takes place in the corticomedullary junction of the thymus where developing T...
View ArticleNS3 CP #52 BB #27
Hello! I don't think I've done many elasticity questions in prep for my MCAT hence why this confused me so much, any help appreciated!! Also for #27 (bio/biochem), is this something we have to...
View Articleextracellular calcium and contractility of the heart
Hello, I want to understand the relation between extracellular Ca ion and the contractility of the heart. My book states that increasing extracellular Ca ion increases the forces of contractility of...
View ArticleExamkrackers Exam 1 B/B #168
Can anybody explain the reasoning behind this? The passage stated that the SA node has a higher than normal permeability to Na+ and that sodium fluxes in during a cardia action potential through a VG...
View ArticleBio Qpack 1: autosomal vs sex-linked
How do we figure out if a gene is on an autosome or sex-linked chromosome? @NextStepTutor_1 since you're always so helpful!
View ArticleMCAT Physics and Math Preparation.
I studied Physics several years back while in college and am currently referring to Kaplan Physics and Math review book along with Khan Acd for MCAT preparation. It is a overwhelming feeling going over...
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AAMC FL2 CP #25
I am aware of the Venturi effect where velocity is increased in areas of lower pressure (ie. the opening in the figure). The answer mentions static pressure and I'm not sure how this plays into the...
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