Chemical & Physical Foundations

General chemistry, organic chemistry, physics, and biochemistry for the MCAT

This section contains 6 topics with 25 subtopics, 0 practice problems and 406 flashcards. Each topic includes comprehensive written notes, worked examples with detailed solutions, and interactive lessons for hands-on practice.

Topics Covered

• General Chemistry — Atomic structure, bonding, stoichiometry, acids/bases, kinetics, and thermodynamics
• Organic Chemistry — Functional groups, stereochemistry, substitution/elimination, carbonyl chemistry, and spectroscopy
• Physics: Mechanics — Kinematics, forces, work/energy, momentum, fluids, and waves
• Physics: Electricity & Optics — Electrostatics, circuits, magnetism, optics, nuclear physics, and electrochemistry
• Biochemistry Foundations — Amino acids, enzyme kinetics, metabolism, lipids, nucleic acids, and bioenergetics
• Laboratory Methods & Separations — Chromatography, electrophoresis, centrifugation, and spectroscopy (Beer’s law) — the lab techniques the MCAT tests across the science sections.

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