Chemistry for nursing entrance exams worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which of these is a heterogeneous mixture?

  1. ASugar dissolved in tea
  2. BAir
  3. COil and water
  4. DSalt dissolved in water
2.Easy

Which type of radiation is the most penetrating?

  1. AGamma rays
  2. BAlpha particles
  3. CBeta particles
  4. DThey are all equally penetrating
3.Easy

Which of these is a chemical property?

  1. AColour
  2. BDensity
  3. CBoiling point
  4. DFlammability
4.Medium

Uranium-235 and uranium-238 both have 92 protons. How many more neutrons does an atom of uranium-238 have?

  1. A146
  2. B92
  3. C3
  4. D0
5.Medium

What is the conjugate base of nitric acid, HNO₃?

  1. ANO₂⁻
  2. BNO₃⁻
  3. CHNO₂
  4. DH₂NO₃⁺
6.Medium

A gas mixture contains nitrogen at 600 mmHg, oxygen at 150 mmHg and other gases at 10 mmHg. What is the total pressure?

  1. A253 mmHg
  2. B760 mmHg
  3. C600 mmHg
  4. D750 mmHg
7.Hard

An unknown element is shiny, conducts electricity, and reacts vigorously with water to form a basic solution and hydrogen gas. In which group is it most likely?

  1. AGroup 1 (alkali metals)
  2. BGroup 14 (carbon group)
  3. CGroup 17 (halogens)
  4. DGroup 18 (noble gases)
8.Hard

A reaction at equilibrium has a very large equilibrium constant (K much greater than 1). What does this tell you?

  1. AThe reaction cannot reach equilibrium
  2. BAt equilibrium, the mixture contains mostly reactants
  3. CAt equilibrium, the mixture contains mostly products
  4. DThe reaction is very fast

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Oil and water
  2. 2. A · Gamma rays
  3. 3. D · Flammability
  4. 4. C · 3
  5. 5. B · NO₃⁻
  6. 6. B · 760 mmHg
  7. 7. A · Group 1 (alkali metals)
  8. 8. C · At equilibrium, the mixture contains mostly products

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