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MCAT Formulas

This document provides a formula sheet for the MCAT exam. It contains over 50 formulas from various topics including kinematics, mechanics, fluids, thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism, waves, optics, chemistry, and biology. Students are advised to understand the concepts behind the formulas rather than memorizing them directly from the sheet.

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MCAT Formulas

This document provides a formula sheet for the MCAT exam. It contains over 50 formulas from various topics including kinematics, mechanics, fluids, thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism, waves, optics, chemistry, and biology. Students are advised to understand the concepts behind the formulas rather than memorizing them directly from the sheet.

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MCAT FORMULA SHEET: This formula sheet is to be used as a

reference tool. DO NOT MEMORIZE these formulas, instead, understand the


concepts behind the equations and the relationships they represent.



Kinematics and Mechanics

d vt =
distance

0 f
v v a = +
vat
t
2 2
0
2
f
v v a x = +
vax

2
0
1
2
x v t at = +
tax

2 2
,
c c
v mv
a F
r r
= =
centripetal motion

2

law of gravitation
F
r
=

net F ma =
Newton's 2nd law

s s N
F F =
friction
torque
F k x =
hooke's Law



Fluids and Solids


m
V
=
density

. .
substance
water
s g

=
specific gravity

b fluid submerged
F V g =
buoyant force

F
P
A
=
pressure


MRT =
osmotic pressure

total atm gauge
P P P = +
total pressure on fluid

fluid fluid
P gh =
fluid gauge pressure


1 1 2 2
Av A v =
continuity equation

2
1
const.
2
P v gh + + =
Bernoulli's equation

rate A
rate B
B
A
MM
MM
=
Graham's Law

L L T
V V T

=
=
thermal expansion

1 2
GM M


k k N
F F
sin Fl =







































Thermodynamics

Q mc T =
heat energy

Q m =
latent heat
L


U Q W =
first law of
thermodynamics



- G H T S =
Gibbs free energy



ln
eq
G RT K =
equilibrium
Work, Energy, Momentum

2
1
KE
2
mv =
kinetic energy

PE
grav
mgh =
gravitational PE

2
1
2
elastic
kx = PE
spring PE


W
P
t
=
power

W F cos d =
work


p mv =
momentum


1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 i i f
mv m v mv m v + = +
conservation of momentum
f





Rev. 2A Rev. Date: 2/7/2003




Rev. 2A Rev. Date: 2/7/2003
Electricity & Magnetism

1 2
2

electrostatic force
e
kq q
F
r
=

0

electric field
F
E
q
=


2

electric field due
to point charge
kq
E
r
=

0

electrical potential
U
V
q

=


electrical potential
of a point charge
kq
V
r
=

capacitance
q VC =

2
1
2

energy stored
by capacitor
U CV =

0
2

magnetic field
around a wire
I
B
r

=

sin
sin
F qvB
F ILB

=
=
magnetic force

0
2
I
B
r

=
magnetic field @
center of wire loop

Electric Power & Circuits

P IV
V IR
=
=
electrical power &
Ohm's Law

current
q
I
t


max max
,
2 2
AC circuits
rms rms
I V
I V = =


1 2
1 2
1 1 1


capacitors in series
and in parallel
S
P
C C C
C C C
= + +
= + +


1 2
1 2
1 1 1
resistors in series
and in parallel
s
P
R R R
R R R
= + +
= + +


Periodic Motion, Waves and Sound

1
f
T
=
wave freq., period

2
k
f
m
= =
spring angular freq


2
g
f
L
= =
pendulum angular freq

v f =
wave speed

'
D
S
v v
f f
v v
| |
=
|

\ .
Doppler effect


Atomic and Nuclear
4
2
A A
Z Z
X Y

+
alpha decay



0
1 1
A A
Z Z
X Y e
+
+
beta-minus decay

0
1 1
A A
Z Z
X Y e
+
+
beta-plus decay

Light and Optics


c
n
v
=
index of refraction

hc
E hf

= =
photon energy



2 1 1 2
sin sin n n =
Snell's Law


2
2 1
1
sin ,
crit
n
n n
n
= <
total internal reflection

1 1 1
f o i
= +
lensmaker's eq.

Chemistry and Biology

PV nRT =
ideal gas law

1 2
1 2
V V
T T
=
Charles' Law

1 1 2 2
PV PV =
Boyle's Law

1 2
1 2
n n
V V
=
Avogadro's Law

log pH H
+
( =


pH


i i f f
MV M V =
dilution

( )
2
2
-
n a
P V nb nRT
V
| |
+ =
|
\ .

Van der Waals equation of state



red ox
EMF E E = +
electromotive force

-
cell cathode anode
E E E =
EMF

2 2
1
2 1
p q
p pq q
+ =
+ + =


Hardy-Weinberg equations

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