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MCAT Passage Breakdowns
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Passage Breakdowns
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Each passage comes with a printable PDF and a full video walkthrough from inside the 30 Day MCAT course.
Passage 1
Chemistry
How to Approach MCAT Chemistry Passage-Based Questions
Passage I: The Chemistry of Lead. A chain of precipitation reactions that tests solubility rules, how pH affects solubility, precipitation order and stoichiometry.
5 passage-based questions
8 minutes suggested time
25-minute video breakdown
Opens in a new tab. Answer key on the last page.
Passage 3
Chemistry
Solving AAMC MCAT Passage-Based Questions (Biology and Chemistry)
Passage IV: Dipole Moments. Tests bond polarity, molecular geometry, net dipole moments and molecular orbitals.
6 passage-based questions
9 minutes suggested time
23-minute video breakdown
Opens in a new tab. Answer key on the last page.
Passage 5
Chemistry
Breaking Down AAMC Passage-Based Questions (Chemistry Passage Part 2)
Passage II: Four Industrial Chemicals. Tests coordination compounds, boiling points, Le Châtelier’s principle and limiting reagents.
5 passage-based questions
8 minutes suggested time
24-minute video breakdown
Opens in a new tab. Answer key on the last page.
Passage 7
Chemistry
Breaking Down AAMC Passage-Based Questions (Chemistry Passage Part 4)
Passage V: Titrating Unknown Weak Acids. Tests moles and molarity, enthalpy and entropy of dissolution, equivalence-point pH, conjugate bases and titration error.
7 passage-based questions
11 minutes suggested time
38-minute video breakdown
Opens in a new tab. Answer key on the last page.
Why Students Love Them
Why our breakdown videos actually work
You don’t just see the right answer. You see the thinking that gets you there, so you can do it yourself on test day.
One method for every passage
Read the passage, read the question, eliminate. You learn a repeatable 3-step method, not a one-off trick.
Annotated as we go
Key details get highlighted in the passage the moment we find them, so you see exactly where every answer comes from.
Every wrong answer explained
We go through each answer choice and show why it’s right or wrong, so the same trap won’t catch you twice.
The full passage, start to finish
No skipped steps. We work through the whole passage and every question, just like you will on test day.