HOW THE MCAT TESTS - Acid-Base Chemistry

Join 100th percentile MCAT Scorer, Maggie, and her 95th percentile scoring tutor, John, as they give you a cheatsheet to what you need to know about acid-base chemistry on the MCAT - as well as work some questions showing just how the AAMC commonly tests these subjects on the real MCAT.
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[@automntl]

So I've learnt that carboxylic acids grew up in nurturing homes. If a proton wants to up and leave, they know that all will be okay, for they have learnt to soothe themselves with resonance; talk about a secure attachment style.

[@lauraa2778]

Med School Fam, yesss, this.

[@stephaniewang9069]

Love the analogy at 22:00!!

[@pleiades7817]

Have you met the methyls!? 😆

[@SD-kp6fj]

Amazing content really helpful with my studying thank you!

[@Nets69420]

Not me finding this a week before my test 😭

[@Sir_Korey]

This is a GREAT video! Such amazing consolidation of information. The audio on Maggie’s end is intermittently garbled and broken though.

[@marye3957]

I freaking love you guyssss

[@marye3957]

Bless your souls I hope u blow upppp on youtube

[@InformingFutureDoctors]

Thank youuuuu!!! 😋

[@kyarrajackson5207]

Do you guys have a video on the solubility constant?

[@InformingFutureDoctors]

I don't believe we've made one on that yet but keep an eye out!

[@Kayla-qs8rh]

Aww dang 😩we have to know the pkas of all the amino acids?!

[@InformingFutureDoctors]

You have to know the values for the NH3 and COOH group on all of them and then the R group for the "basic" and "acidic" ones!

[@MegaTiffanym]

Hi John and Maggie! I'm confused about the PH question. I don't understand why it isn't 9. The thing you called an oxyacid... why is that an acid. To me it looks like a strong base.

[@MegaTiffanym]

Oh is it because the oh is not bonded to a metal. It's AOX?

[@Kayla-qs8rh]

Would this topic technically cover solutions as well?

[@InformingFutureDoctors]

It covers a certain portion of solutions but doesn't go deep into equilibrium and kinetics and those are huge topics on the MCAT

[@shaemalham4402]

@@InformingFutureDoctors is there a video that covers these topics as well?

[@peachypopspit]

what was that black on black "joke" you were trying to make at 04:40? She's trying to make this application session what? Very unnecessary statement and if you were trying to be funny, shame on you.

[@InformingFutureDoctors]

“Murdered out”, like when a car has all black paint and details. It’s a bit hard to hear what he said, but we mean no offense.