Chemistry for nursing entrance exams worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

How are the elements arranged in the modern periodic table?

  1. ABy the date they were discovered
  2. BAlphabetically by their symbols
  3. CBy increasing atomic number
  4. DBy increasing number of neutrons
2.Easy

What is an ion?

  1. AAn atom that has extra neutrons in its nucleus compared with other atoms
  2. BAn atom or group of atoms with an electrical charge
  3. CA particle without any electrons
  4. DA molecule made of two identical atoms
3.Easy

In a salt solution, what is the salt called?

  1. AThe solvent
  2. BThe solute
  3. CThe precipitate
  4. DThe catalyst
4.Medium

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

  1. AAn electron pair donor
  2. BA hydroxide ion donor
  3. CA proton (H⁺) acceptor
  4. DA proton (H⁺) donor
5.Medium

Which element has the most metallic character?

  1. ASodium (Na)
  2. BAluminium (Al)
  3. CChlorine (Cl)
  4. DCaesium (Cs)
6.Medium

What charge do group 16 elements such as oxygen and sulfur usually have as ions?

  1. A2+
  2. B2−
  3. C6+
  4. D1−
7.Hard

Uranium-238 (atomic number 92) undergoes alpha decay. Which nucleus is formed?

  1. AThorium-238 (atomic number 90)
  2. BPlutonium-242 (atomic number 94)
  3. CProtactinium-234 (atomic number 91)
  4. DThorium-234 (atomic number 90)
8.Hard

In 2H₂ + O₂ → 2H₂O, 4 g of hydrogen (molar mass 2 g/mol) reacts with plenty of oxygen. What mass of water forms (molar mass 18 g/mol)?

  1. A36 g
  2. B18 g
  3. C72 g
  4. D4 g

Answer key

  1. 1. C · By increasing atomic number
  2. 2. B · An atom or group of atoms with an electrical charge
  3. 3. B · The solute
  4. 4. D · A proton (H⁺) donor
  5. 5. D · Caesium (Cs)
  6. 6. B · 2−
  7. 7. D · Thorium-234 (atomic number 90)
  8. 8. A · 36 g

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