Section guide · C/P
MCAT Chem/Phys (C/P)
General chemistry, physics, biochemistry and organic chemistry, asked about living systems. Most questions sit on experiments and data, so reading figures quickly matters as much as recalling equations.
Practice C/P free 59 questions · 95 min
How the section is built
Ten passages with 4–7 questions each, plus 15 standalone questions. Passages are usually experiments: a setup, a table or graph, and questions that ask you to interpret or extend it.
What it tests
- Apply a formula to an unfamiliar biological setup
- Read tables and graphs for trends and outliers
- Reason about experimental design and controls
- Estimate with rounded numbers instead of long arithmetic
How to practice it
- Skim the passage for the question it is trying to answer, then go straight to the questions
- Do the math with rounded values; the answer choices are usually far apart
- Answer every standalone question you know first if time gets tight
- Review missed questions by type: content gap, figure misread, or arithmetic
MCAT Chem/Phys questions
How many questions are in MCAT Chem/Phys?
59 questions in 95 minutes on the real exam, the same as our practice section.
How do I practice MCAT Chem/Phys?
Take a timed section, then review every miss by type. Our free C/P section has 10 passages and explanations for every answer choice.
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