Chemistry for nursing entrance exams worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which of these is a chemical property?

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

What is the chemical formula of water?

  1. AH₂O₂
  2. BOH
  3. CHO₂
  4. DH₂O
3.Easy

What is the smallest particle of an element that still has the chemical properties of that element?

  1. AA nucleus
  2. BAn atom
  3. CAn electron
  4. DA proton
4.Medium

What is the electron arrangement of a sodium atom (11 electrons)?

  1. A2, 9
  2. B2, 8, 1
  3. C2, 8, 2
  4. D8, 2, 1
5.Medium

Nitric acid (HNO₃) reacts with potassium hydroxide (KOH). Which salt forms?

  1. APotassium nitrite, KNO₂
  2. BPotassium hydride, KH
  3. CNitrogen hydroxide, NOH
  4. DPotassium nitrate, KNO₃
6.Medium

According to the Brønsted–Lowry definition, what is an acid?

  1. AA proton (H⁺) donor
  2. BA proton (H⁺) acceptor
  3. CAn electron pair donor
  4. DA hydroxide ion donor
7.Hard

Na⁺, Mg²⁺, F⁻ and O²⁻ all have 10 electrons. Which ion is the largest?

  1. AO²⁻
  2. BF⁻
  3. CNa⁺
  4. DMg²⁺
8.Hard

Sulfuric acid reacts with sodium hydroxide: H₂SO₄ + 2NaOH → Na₂SO₄ + 2H₂O. How many moles of NaOH neutralise 0.5 mol of H₂SO₄?

  1. A1 mol
  2. B2 mol
  3. C0.5 mol
  4. D0.25 mol

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Flammability
  2. 2. D · H₂O
  3. 3. B · An atom
  4. 4. B · 2, 8, 1
  5. 5. D · Potassium nitrate, KNO₃
  6. 6. A · A proton (H⁺) donor
  7. 7. A · O²⁻
  8. 8. A · 1 mol

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