MCAT General Chemistry Review: New for MCAT 2015 (Graduate School Test Preparation)

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Mcat General Chemistry Contents
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	Chapter 1: Mcat 2015 Basics
	Chapter 2: General Chemistry Strategy for the Mcat
		2.1 Science Sections Overview
		2.2 General Science Passage Types
		2.3 General Science Question Types
		2.4 General Chemistry on the MCAT
		2.5 Passage Types as They Apply to General Chemistry
		2.6 Tackling the Questions
		2.7 Summary of the Approach to General Chemistry
	Chapter 3: Chemistry Fundamentals
		3.1 Metric Units
		3.2 Density
		3.3 Molecular Formulas
		3.4 Empirical Formulas
		3.5 Formulas and Molecular Weight
		3.6 The Mole
		3.7 Percentage Composition by Mass
		3.8 Concentration
		3.9 Chemical Equations and Stoichiometric Coefficients
		3.10 Stoichiometric Relationships in Balanced Reactions
		3.11 The Limiting Reagent
		3.12 Some Notation Used in Chemical Equations
		3.13 Oxidation States
	Chapter 4: Atomic Structure and Periodic Trends
		4.1 Atoms
		4.2 Isotopes
		4.3 Ions
		4.4 Nuclear Stability and Radioactivity
		4.5 Atomic Structure
		4.6 Electron Configurations
		4.7 Groups of the Periodic Table and Their Characteristics
		4.8 Periodic Trends
			Chapter 4 Summary
			Chapter 4 Freestanding Practice Questions
			Chapter 4 Practice Passage
			Chapter 4 Solutions
	Chapter 5: Bonding and Intermolecular Forces
		5.1 Lewis Dot Structures
		5.2 Bond Length and Bond Dissociation Energy
		5.3 Types of Bonds
		5.4 VSEPR Theory
		5.5 Hybridization
		5.6 Molecular Polarity
		5.7 Intermolecular Forces
		5.8 Types of Solids
			Chapter 5 Summary
			Chapter 5 Freestanding Practice Questions
			Chapter 5 Practice Passage
			Chapter 5 Solutions
	Chapter 6: Thermodynamics
		6.1 System and Surroundings
		6.2 Enthalpy
		6.3 Calculation of ∆Hrxn
		6.4 Entropy
		6.5 Gibbs Free Energy
		6.6 Reaction Energy Diagrams
			Chapter 6 Summary
			Chapter 6 Freestanding Practice Questions
			Chapter 6 Practice Passage
			Chapter 6 Solutions
	Chapter 7: Phases
		7.1 Physical Changes
		7.2 Heats of Phase Changes
		7.3 Calorimetry
		7.4 Phase Transition Diagram
			Chapter 7 Summary
			Chapter 7 Freestanding Practice Questions
			Chapter 7 Practice Passage
			Chapter 7 Solutions
	Chapter 8: Gases
		8.1 Gases and the Kinetic-Molecular Theory
		8.2 The Ideal Gas Law
		8.3 Deviations from Ideal-Gas Behavior
		8.4 Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures
		8.5 Graham’s Law of Effusion
			Chapter 8 Summary
			Chapter 8 Freestanding Practice Questions
			Chapter 8 Practice Passage
			Chapter 8 Solutions
	Chapter 9: Kinetics
		9.1 Reaction Mechanism: An Analogy
		9.2 Reaction Rate
		9.3 Catalysts
		9.4 Rate Laws
			Chapter 9 Summary
			Chapter 9 Freestanding Practice Questions
			Chapter 9 Practice Passage
			Chapter 9 Solutions
	Chapter 10: Equilibrium
		10.1 Equilibrium
		10.2 The Reaction Quotient
		10.3 Le Châtelier’s Principle
		10.4 Solutions and Solubility
		10.5 Ion Product
		10.6 The Common-Ion Effect
		10.7 Complex Ion Formation and Solubility
		10.8 Thermodynamics and Equilibrium
			Chapter 10 Summary
			Chapter 10 Freestanding Practice Questions
			Chapter 10 Practice Passage
			Chapter 10 Solutions
	Chapter 11: Acids and Bases
		11.1 Definitions
		11.2 Conjugate Acids and Bases
		11.3 The Strengths of Acids and Bases
		11.4 The Ion-Product Constant of Water
		11.5 pH
		11.6 Neutralization Reactions
		11.7 Hydrolysis of Salts
		11.8 Buffer Solutions
		11.9 Indicators
		11.10 Acid-Base Titrations
			Chapter 11 Summary
			Chapter 11 Freestanding Practice Questions
			Chapter 11 Practice Passage
			Chapter 11 Solutions
	Chapter 12: Electrochemistry
		12.1 Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
		12.2 Galvanic Cells
		12.3 Standard Reduction Potentials
		12.4 Nonstandard Conditions
		12.5 Redox Titrations
		12.6 Electrolytic Cells
		12.7 Faraday’s Law of Electrolysis
			Chapter 12 Summary
			Chapter 12 Freestanding Practice Questions
			Chapter 12 Practice Passage
			Chapter 12 Solutions
		Glossary
		Mcat G-Chem Formula Sheet
Mcat Math for General Chemistry
	Preface
	Chapter 13: Arithmetic, Algebra, and Graphs
		13.1 The Importance of Approximation
		13.2 Scientific Notation, Exponents, and Radicals
		13.3 Fractions, Ratios, and Percents
		13.4 Equations and Inequalities
		13.5 The x-y Plane, Lines, and Other Graphs
	Chapter 14: Proportions
		14.1 Direct Proportions
		14.2 Inverse Proportions
	Chapter 15: Logarithms
		15.1 The Definition of a Logarithm
		15.2 Laws of Logarithms