Category 5E within foundational concept 5 of the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems section of the MCAT exam primarily focuses on the principles of chemical thermodynamics and kinetics. Category 5E is fifth and final content category inside foundational concept 5.
Overview of Foundational Concept 5, Category 5E
All processes that occur in the human body are dynamic and follow the principles associated with kinetics and chemical thermodynamics. Chemical equilibrium is set by the energies of products and reactants, and the rate that it is attained is set by several factors, including concentration, temperature and the number of present catalysts. This is just some of the information you will be required to know for category 5E inside foundational concept 5.
According to the Association for American Medical Colleges, the following topics and subtopics appear in category 5E inside foundational concept 5:
Photo: Association of American Medical Colleges
Undergraduate students will have learned about the topics and subtopics in first-semester biochemistry, the two-semester sequence of introductory biology, the two-sequester sequence of general chemistry, and the two-semester sequence of introductory physics. Some topics that appear on more than one content list will be treated differently and test questions will vary from test to test.