Formulas that you need to know for the MCAT
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| Distance (vi, vf, t) | ½(vi+vf)t
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| Velocity (vi, a, t) | vi+at
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| Distance (vi, t, a) | vi*t+½at^2
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| Distance (vf, t, a) | vf*t-½at^2
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| Velocity (vi, a, d) | sqrt(vi^2+2ad)
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| sin(30°) or cos(60°) | .5
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| sin(45°) or cos(45°) | .7
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| sin(60°) or cos(30°) | .85
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| Force of Gravity | GMm/r^2
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| Centripetal Force | mv^2/r
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| Power | W/t=F*d/t=F*v
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| Momentum | mv (Pi=Pf)
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| Gauge Pressure | dρg
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| Force of Buoyancy | ρVg
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| Bernoulli's Equation | P+½ρv^2+ρgh = P+½ρv^2+ρgh
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| sqrt(2) | 1.4
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| sqrt(3) | 1.7
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| Electric Force | kQq/r^2
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| k | 9E9 []=N*m^2/^2
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| Electric Field | kQ/r^2 []=N/C=V/m
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| Electric Potential | kQ/r []=J/C=V
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| Charge of Capacitor | VC
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| Potential Energy of Capacitor | ½QV
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| Magnetic Force | qvB
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| Work Done by Magnetic Force | 0
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| Frequency of Spring | (1/2π)sqrt(k/m)
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| Frequency of Pendulum | (1/2π)sqrt(g/L)
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| Force of Spring | -kx
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| Potential Energy of Spring | ½kx^2
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| Electric Field of Capacitor | V/d
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| Kinetic Energy | ½mv^2
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| Work | F*d
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| Frictional Force | µ*F(N)
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| Impulse | F*t
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| Stress | F/A
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| Strain | ΔL/L
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| Change in Length | FL/EA
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| Centripetal Acceleration | v^2/r
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| Net Force | ma
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| Elementary Electric Charge | 1.6E-19
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| Density of Water | 1000kg/m^3 = 1g/cm^3
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| Speed of Light | 3E8
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| Current (Q, t) | Q/t
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| Voltage (I, R) | IV
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| Resistivity (ρ, L, A) | ρL/A
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| Power in Circuit | IV = I^2R = V^2/R
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| RMS (MAX) | MAX/sqrt(2)
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| MAX (RMS) | RMS*sqrt(2)
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| Increase of 10 dB | (Initial Intensity) * 10
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| Harmonic Frequency of Standing Wave With Two Fixed Ends | (n/2L)v (n = 1, 2, 3, ...)
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| Harmonic Frequency of Standing Wave With One Fixed End | (n/4L)v (n = 1, 3, 5, ...)
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| Alpha Decay (α) | ΔA = -4, ΔZ = -2
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| Beta Decay (β-) | ΔA = 0, ΔZ = +1
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| Beta Decay (β+) | ΔA = 0, ΔZ = -1
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| Molality | moles of solute/kg of solvent
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| Doppler Effect | fd = fs(v±vd)/(v±vs)
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| Intensity | P/A []=W/m^2
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| Photon Energy | E=hf=hc/λ
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| Magnification | -i/o
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| Mirror (and Lens) Equation | (1/o)+(1/i)=(1/f)
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| Lens Power | P=1/f
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| Index of Refraction | n=c/v
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| Volume of One Mole of Ideal Gas at STP | 22.4L
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| Visible Spectrum | Red λ=700nm - Violet λ=400nm
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| STP | P = 100 kPa, T = 273 K
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| Hearing Threshold | 10E-12 W/m^2
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| Lens Power | 1/focal length
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| Focal Length | R/2
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