Why is benzene not an alkene?
How is benzene not an alkene if it contains double bonds. Also, doesn't the suffix -ene mean a compound is an alkene? On top of that why are benzenes bonds longerthan alkene bonds?
View ArticleOrgo question
View attachment 196059 The answer is C and the answer explanation says that carbon 4 is the only carbon that's chiral so that's why it's the answer. I don't really understand what that means in the...
View ArticleHypothesis testing question
Should the following table be memorized? Have you seen questions come up regarding power or confidence? View attachment 196076 Thanks!
View ArticleNeed studying advice (taking MCAT in 13 days!). Also, practice tests?
Hello everyone, I am taking the MCAT in 13 days. I would appreciate any advice you may have on how to effectively study for the remainder of the time I have. I am asking for advice because I thought I...
View ArticleWhat am I doing wrong? MCAT S.OS. Chem/Physics
hello everyone, So I took the mcat a year ago and got a 22 (yikes I know okay). I'm obviously retaking. Throughout my studying I always struggled with the physics/chem section. I have been studying...
View ArticleBond dissociation energy of ATP
I was under the assumption that the hydrolysis of ATP, in other words the dissociation of ATP into ADP + P was a very favorable reaction with a negative delta G. The breaking of this bond is exergonic...
View ArticleHow to read this table?
Is the Ka any different from the Kd in terms of enzyme kinetics? View attachment 196152 The question asks if addition of metal ions increases or decreases the amount of CPFX (ligand) bound to BSA...
View ArticleWhispering during MCAT?
Hello everyone, For as long as I can remember, whenever I have had to read something, I have always read out loud because it helps me focus and retain the information much better. I understand that I...
View Articleideas of intelligence
Haven't come across them before, but are intelligence ideas by Spearman, Gardner, Galton, Binet going to be examined on the new mcat?
View ArticleHow many stereocenters in the compound?
Need help!! Mcat next week and I cannot find the answer to this question anywhere. I know the formula is 2^n. I pretty much know how to find them (should have 4 different substituents bound to central...
View ArticleDouble Strand Breaks
Can somebody walk me through exactly what this is? I keep seeing it on tests but I can't exactly grasp it totally. Is it when both the sense and antisense strand of DNA is split when it is undergoing a...
View Articleideal fluid flow
View attachment 196372 I understand how to go about doing this problem if I'm using bernoulli's equation but what I don't understand is why do I have to use bernoulli's equation instead of P=F/A which...
View Articlepressure through a seal
View attachment 196377 In this diagram, the 2 ends of the pipe are sealed i.e. the bottom of container A and the end near D are sealed. Why is is that the pressure at C is still relative to the water...
View ArticleReduction potentials
View attachment 196463 View attachment 196462 This table is of reduction potentials. I chose answer C thinking if you flipped the Pd^2+ half reaction, the reduction potential for Pd would -0.99, which...
View ArticleHelp with an MCAT Question, Mitosis
Hey all, I need some help with the following question 5) Damage to which of the following cell structures would NOT cause the mitotic rate to decrease? A. Nucleolus B. Centriole C. Centrosome D....
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Preparing for the 2015 MCAT EXAM
Hi, Im pretty sure there is a lot of post about this, but I am having a hard time getting motivated to take the new 2015 MCAT EXAM. I am a retaking the mcat again, and i've really lost motivation to...
View ArticleMCAT 2015 Study Content
The AAMC has posted a content guideline of the new MCAT 2015 and my most important question is knowing what and how much of each subject to review (basically knowing where to start and where to end)....
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Hill equation in Biochem
We are studying Myoglobin and Hemoglobin. What do we use as "K" for the Myoglobin-Oxygen and Hemoglobin-Oxygen dissociation equations?? Does K change? I thought K was always constant. My book doesn't...
View ArticleSolubility
I am confused in reference to the question below. Can someone please cover the concept of solubility and rate of solubility - what factors affect each one. View attachment 196529 I thought that...
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Quick protein gel electrophoresis question
Hi all. My question is: in Isoelectric Focusing, considering the equation for migration velocity v=E*z/f , is the reason that the lower pI proteins travel faster toward the anode and higher pI proteins...
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