MCAT General Chemistry Notes

Lessons

1. Lesson 1: Atomic Structure

   4 min read4 sections

   • 1.1Subatomic Particles
   • 1.2Atomic Mass vs Atomic Weight
   • 1.3Rutherford, Planck, and Bohr
   • 1.4Quantum Mechanical Model of Atoms

2. Lesson 2: The Periodic Table

   5 min read4 sections

   • 2.1The Periodic Table
   • 2.2Types of Elements
   • 2.3Periodic Properties of Elements
   • 2.4Chemistry of Groups

3. Lesson 3: Bonding and Chemical Interactions

   3 min read7 sections

   • 3.1Bonding
   • 3.2Ionic Bonds
   • 3.3Covalent Bonds
   • 3.4Formal Charge
   • 3.5Resonance
   • 3.6Exceptions to the Octet Rule
   • 3.7VSEPR Theory and Molecular Geometry

4. Lesson 4: Compounds and Stoichiometry

   4 min read6 sections

   • 4.1Molecules and Moles
   • 4.2Representation of Compounds
   • 4.3Types of Chemical Reactions
   • 4.4Balancing Chemical Equations
   • 4.5Applications of Stoichiometry
   • 4.6Ions

5. Lesson 5: Chemical Kinetics

   3 min read2 sections

   • 5.1Chemical Kinetics
   • 5.2Reaction Rates

6. Lesson 6: Equilibrium

   3 min read3 sections

   • 6.1Equilibrium
   • 6.2Le Chatelier's Principle
   • 6.3Kinetic and Thermodynamic Control

7. Lesson 7: Thermochemistry

   4 min read6 sections

   • 7.1Systems and Processes
   • 7.2States and State Functions
   • 7.3Heat
   • 7.4Enthalpy
   • 7.5Entropy
   • 7.6Gibbs Free Energy

8. Lesson 8: The Gas Phase

   3 min read4 sections

   • 8.1Gas Phase
   • 8.2Ideal Gases
   • 8.3Kinetic Molecular Theory
   • 8.4Real Gases

9. Lesson 9: Solutions

   2 min read4 sections

   • 9.1Nature of Solutions
   • 9.2Concentration
   • 9.3Solution Equilibria
   • 9.4Colligative Properties

10. Lesson 10: Acids and Bases

    5 min read4 sections

    • 10.1Definitions
    • 10.2Properties
    • 10.3Polyvalence and Normality
    • 10.4Titration and Buffers

11. Lesson 11: Oxidation-Reduction Reactions

    2 min read2 sections

    • 11.1Oxidation–Reduction Reactions
    • 11.2Net Ionic Equations

12. Lesson 12: Electrochemistry

    8 min read3 sections

    • 12.1Electrochemical Cells
    • 12.2Cell Potentials
    • 12.3Electromotive Force and Thermodynamics