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Justine_5420
#1 Posted : Sunday, August 02, 2020 5:54:32 PM
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For the physical sciences section bank AAMC - q. 2 asks us tp identify the reaction that lead to the product within the passage. The answer is the carboxylation of hydroquinone. Hydroquinone is not discussed within the passage, so to answer this question I would most likely need to have memorized the structure of this molecule - is this need to know for MCAT?
Is there another way I could have intuitively answered this question? I thought the answer would be a oxidation reaction due to the abundance of oxygen bonds in the product shown in the passage.

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INSTR_Katerina_102
#2 Posted : Tuesday, August 04, 2020 9:39:38 PM
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Hi Justine,

I would have to see the passage to be sure, and I do not have access to the AAMC passages.

However, I do know that I don't have the structure of hydroquinone memorized even as a chem graduate student, so I think you would not need to know this for the MCAT, or everyone would probably get that question wrong :).

If you give me more clarification on what the question entails, I can see how one might solve it.

Sorry for the inconvenience,

Katt
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