MOLECULES AND BONDING

Atoms, like humans, prefer to be bonded.

Elements tend to exist in nature as molecular compounds, which react to form larger compounds.

The strength of a molecule’s ionic or covalent bonds determine its stability and reactivity. Intermolecular forces, like hydrogen bonds, determine a compound’s physical properties like boiling point and solubility.

But that’s not all - the MCAT will have you apply molecular properties like structure, bond order, polarity, and stereochemistry to complex biomolecules.