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

What is an alloy?

  1. AA pure metal in its natural state
  2. BA compound formed when a metal reacts with oxygen
  3. CA nonmetal that conducts electricity
  4. DA mixture of a metal with one or more other elements
3.Easy

A neutral atom has 11 protons. How many electrons does it have?

  1. A12
  2. B11
  3. C22
  4. D10
4.Medium

On an energy diagram, the products are at a lower energy than the reactants. What kind of reaction is shown?

  1. ANuclear
  2. BExothermic
  3. CEndothermic
  4. DReversible only
5.Medium

A solution has a pH of 10. What is its pOH at 25 °C?

  1. A14
  2. B24
  3. C10
  4. D4
6.Medium

A reaction has ΔH = −890 kJ/mol. What does the negative sign tell you?

  1. AThe reaction needs a catalyst
  2. BThe reaction is exothermic
  3. CThe reaction is at equilibrium
  4. DThe reaction is endothermic
7.Hard

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

  1. AAt equilibrium, the mixture contains mostly reactants
  2. BAt equilibrium, the mixture contains mostly products
  3. CThe reaction is very fast
  4. DThe reaction cannot reach equilibrium
8.Hard

Which of these is a redox reaction?

  1. AAgNO₃ + NaCl → AgCl + NaNO₃
  2. BCaCO₃ → CaO + CO₂
  3. CNaOH + HCl → NaCl + H₂O
  4. DZn + CuSO₄ → ZnSO₄ + Cu

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Oil and water
  2. 2. D · A mixture of a metal with one or more other elements
  3. 3. B · 11
  4. 4. B · Exothermic
  5. 5. D · 4
  6. 6. B · The reaction is exothermic
  7. 7. B · At equilibrium, the mixture contains mostly products
  8. 8. D · Zn + CuSO₄ → ZnSO₄ + Cu

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