Chemistry for nursing entrance exams worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What is gamma radiation?

  1. AA fast stream of protons from the nucleus
  2. BHigh-energy electromagnetic radiation with no mass or charge
  3. CA slow-moving electron
  4. DA stream of helium nuclei with a positive charge
2.Easy

What is activation energy?

  1. AThe energy needed to melt a solid
  2. BThe minimum energy reacting particles need for a reaction to happen
  3. CThe total energy released once the reaction has finished
  4. DThe energy stored in the products
3.Easy

In which state are most metals at room temperature?

  1. ASolid
  2. BLiquid
  3. CGas
  4. DPlasma
4.Medium

What kind of bond is found in a molecule of oxygen gas, O₂?

  1. AA polar covalent single bond
  2. BAn ionic bond
  3. CA metallic bond
  4. DA nonpolar covalent double bond
5.Medium

What is the name of the compound CaCO₃?

  1. ACalcium carbonate
  2. BCalcium carbide
  3. CCalcium oxide
  4. DCarbon calcium trioxide
6.Medium

Water can act as an acid in some reactions and as a base in others. What is such a substance called?

  1. ASaturated
  2. BIsotonic
  3. CNeutral
  4. DAmphoteric
7.Hard

Which isotope notation describes an atom with 8 protons and 10 neutrons?

  1. ANeon-18
  2. BOxygen-10
  3. COxygen-18
  4. DArgon-18
8.Hard

Raising the temperature by 10 °C can roughly double the rate of many reactions. What is the main reason?

  1. AThe activation energy itself is lowered by the extra heat
  2. BThe particles become larger and easier to hit
  3. CMany more collisions have at least the activation energy
  4. DThe reaction becomes more exothermic

Answer key

  1. 1. B · High-energy electromagnetic radiation with no mass or charge
  2. 2. B · The minimum energy reacting particles need for a reaction to happen
  3. 3. A · Solid
  4. 4. D · A nonpolar covalent double bond
  5. 5. A · Calcium carbonate
  6. 6. D · Amphoteric
  7. 7. C · Oxygen-18
  8. 8. C · Many more collisions have at least the activation energy

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