PCAT CHemistry! UH OH!

[PharmDster]

Hey! on the PCAT Exam on the Chemistry SECTION, do they provide the formulas and a periodic table? Thanks guys! =) good luck with PCAt studying

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[laura_mideon]

Hey! on the PCAT Exam on the Chemistry SECTION, do they provide the formulas and a periodic table? Thanks guys! =) good luck with PCAt studying

No, we didn't get a periodic table. That section is so easy though, you don't really need anything. I was scared about it and worried about the formulas and stuff, but there's nothing complex on that section!

 

[PharmDster]

what do u mean? can u give an example on the PCAT for CHemistry?

 

[nikkai]

Functional Groups
Nomenclature
Properties of the periodic table (ionization energy, radius etc)
Rate Laws
Gas Properties
Thermodynamics
Quick and dirty balancing
Mixture solubilities
Minimal RedOx

Am I missing something?

 

[PharmDster]

can you be specific about the questions? =\...it is like a word questions? no calculation is needed?

 

[laura_mideon]

Well there's some that are like, stoichiometry with really easy numbers, like 10's and 100's and stuff.

 

[Inbar]

You might also want to review how to do some simple log problems, as there are probably going to be some pH determination questions.

 

[kayjay]

For calculations, I remember seeing some PV=nrt/Charle's law/Boyle's Law/ Avogadro's type problems; that's about as far as calculations went for me..a lot of naming functional groups, naming molecules, and a lot of alcohol --> aldehyde --> carboxylic acid reduction/oxidation questions. (Example: If an aldehyde is reduced/oxidized, what do you get? A: Carboxylic acid/alcohol, respectively). A couple SN1/SN2 reactions, but you really just need to know the basics.

There were more organic chem than gen chem questions. And NO you don't need to memorize the periodic table/atomic masses, etc. (But I would just know the atomic masses of the commonly used elements: C, N, O, just in case, but I doubt you'll need them). Just know the general trends of the periodic table (i.e. atomic mass, radius, electronegativity: does it increase or decrease as you move across/down the table?).