Fatty acid oxidation TBR
View attachment 195668 in the Berkeley review it says co2 will predominate. But it says 5 molecules of co2 will be produced .. Wouldn't 10 molecules of co2 will be produced since caprylic acid is...
View ArticleAcid-Base Chemistry Experts
View attachment 195670 Straight from TPR. I picked C but the correct answer is A. The answer explanation states that there is no oxidant to accept the electron from Cl- to give Cl2. I don't understand...
View ArticleL amino acids
View attachment 195606 i know that naturally occurring amino acids have an L CONFIG but why is the Princeton review explanation saying that l CONFIG corresponds to an s configuration
View ArticleTpr stoichoimetry
View attachment 195604 I was wondering how they got 0.25 mols of h2. I know for every 2 moles of electron is consumed 1 mole of the hydrogen is produced. How is 0.25 mols of hydrogen gas calculated ??
View ArticlePTH and Calcitonin with Rickets
I think I am overthinking this but I am very confused why you would have increased parathyroid hormone levels with rickets. Because rickets has decreased vitamin D and I know that PTH increased calcium...
View ArticleAAMC 11 Bio Qs
sorry guys, i have been posting a lot of questions lately. Definitely wanted to clarify some things on the bio section for aamc 11. There were some convoluted ones in this section so please help out if...
View ArticleAAMC FL Chem #8 question on voltage
The question asks: What is the closest distance the electrodes used in an NCV test can be placed in a nerve in order to measure the voltage change as a response to the stimulus? a. .01m b. .1m c. 1m d....
View ArticleSolvents
In general, Do organic solvents prefer neutral/ uncharged species as compared to water which prefers charged (positive or negative) species? Also, do polar organic solvents mix with water at all?...
View ArticleNeed more biochem practice?
What books are u guys using for biochem practice? I finished reading TPR for biochem and did their problems and I've done the berkeley review problems.. is there a GOOD mcat book for regulations of...
View ArticleTermo vs Kinetic 1,2 vs 1,4 addition
Quick question. Does the thermodynamic product prefer 1,2 addition compared to 1,4 addition? Termo = more substituted Kinetic = less substituted Correct me if I'm wrong Thanks Edit: Think I mixed it...
View Article(Figure in Thread) Most stable chair conformation of...
Why? Doesn't choice A exhibit 1,3-diaxial interaction in both conformational isomers? (cred to Sterling Test Prep)
View Articleneed to know momentum formulas for MCAT 2015?
So I've been doing some of the khan academy practice questions to fill in with my kaplan ones, and I've noticed that they often allude to momentum equations when giving hints to the solutions. For...
View Articleoffspring of gene knockouts-Kaplan Bio Section test # 10
With regard to the passage and question pasted below from a kaplan bio section test: Would anyone mind clarifying why, if you were to have one worm with one protein knocked out (ced3-) but the other...
View ArticlePsych/Soc woes--last minute advice?
My test is September 12, and had been using Kaplan to learn the material for the mcat. To my dismay, last week I've started looking at the AAMC list of what to prepare for, just to double check, and I...
View Articlebuffer solutions (acids/bases)
Am blanking out a bit as it is late hehe, so thought I'd quickly ask for advice before spending 30 mins looking for info only to forget what I was looking for. Ok, here is a Q & A: The correct...
View ArticlePhysics-Collisions question
View attachment 195837 The answer is B, and the solutions manual says that the horizontal momentum of the two masses is 0 but I don't understand why. Anyone care to explain why that's the case and we...
View ArticleNarrowing of artery causes decrease in pressure?
View attachment 195290 I feel like every time I do a problem like this I get a different answer... I thought that if you decrease the area, then pressure INCREASES like in vasoconstriction. Is Kaplan's...
View ArticleCELLULAR RESPIRATION
Does anyone have a good way/mnemonic to remember the inputs and outputs of Glycolysis and the Krebs Cycle? For some reason I can't get them down -_-
View ArticleMolecular Orbital Theory
Are we supposed to know MO Theory for the MCAT? My review book McGraw Hill has a section on it but I couldn't find that topic on the AAMC outline. I really never learned MO theory in organic chemistry,...
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