List of all possible Science experiments on MCAT

[xoxx]

I find that watching videos ahead of time and intrinsically understanding how particular experiments work will help a lot when comparing them to others. A lot of MCAT questions may ask about how actual scientific machines are designed and what they do.There is a good chance there will be questions on basic land mark scientific experiments. Here is a short list off the top of my head that I have encountered so far in practice. Please help and add more!!

-Rutherford's gold foil
-JJ Thompson's cathode tube with plates(E Field) and magnet(B Field)
-Young's Double slit
-Photo electric effect and electron emission
-Barometer
-X-ray crystallography
-Ammeter

User Added:
-Planks blackbody radiation
-Meselson-Stahl experiment that determined the semi-conservative replication nature of DNA
-Griffith's experiment
-Millikan Oil Drop Experiment
-Ames test
-Mass spectrometry (I don't think they will ask about the chemistry side, more the physics side)
-Distillation
-Recrystallization
-TLC
-Extraction
-Gas chromatography
-Distillation (Fractional and simple)
-Titrations & recrystallization

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[misplacedshadow]

Infinite Amount.

 

[xoxx]

Infinite Amount.

Right,
But all of the major landmark experiments link back to some major concept that they want you to know.. But you can just be negative I suppose.

 

[xoxx]

-Planks blackbody radiation

 

[aspiring20]

Meselson-Stahl experiment that determined the semi-conservative replication nature of DNA

it's a good experiment, and they can ask you a bunch of pseudo discrete questions regarding DNA replication etc.

 

[jcb123]

Griffith's experiment

... that's all I can think of off the top of my head. But I like this thread! Its not bad to have an understanding of these important experiments. Keep em coming!

 

[xoxx]

Griffith's experiment

... that's all I can think of off the top of my head. But I like this thread! Its not bad to have an understanding of these important experiments. Keep em coming!

Updated and added!

 

[ohitsthatguy]

Millikan Oil Drop Experiment!

 

[aspiring20]

Millikan Oil Drop Experiment!

that's a GREAT one

 

[brood910]

Ames test
Mass spectrometry
Distillation
Recrystallization
TLC
Extraction

 

[madmuttal]

Gas chromatography
Distillation (Fractional and simple)

 

[Thoroughbred_Med]

Titrations & recrystallization

 

[xoxx]

Updated all and added thanks keep the ideas coming!

 

[ldiaz29]

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[ldiaz29]

I find that watching videos ahead of time and intrinsically understanding how particular experiments work will help a lot when comparing them to others. A lot of MCAT questions may ask about how actual scientific machines are designed and what they do.There is a good chance there will be questions on basic land mark scientific experiments. Here is a short list off the top of my head that I have encountered so far in practice. Please help and add more!!

-Rutherford's gold foil
-JJ Thompson's cathode tube with plates(E Field) and magnet(B Field)
-Young's Double slit
-Photo electric effect and electron emission
-Barometer
-X-ray crystallography
-Ammeter

User Added:
-Planks blackbody radiation
-Meselson-Stahl experiment that determined the semi-conservative replication nature of DNA
-Griffith's experiment
-Millikan Oil Drop Experiment
-Ames test
-Mass spectrometry (I don't think they will ask about the chemistry side, more the physics side)
-Distillation
-Recrystallization
-TLC
-Extraction
-Gas chromatography
-Distillation (Fractional and simple)
-Titrations & recrystallization

Bump! This is a great idea TS and maybe more people can add to this list!

 

[2Pints]

Thank you for starting this list. I had been making one on my own and am glad I found this before starting a new thread. Glad I searched!

 

[yummybabybel]

Resolution of enantiomers? I remember seeing a passage about it on Kaplan's Qbank I think? Either way, I was really confused when we had to do it in orgo lab, so I feel like it might be a good one :/

 

[familyaerospace]

Miller-Urey was asked once.

I was excited about it.