Chemistry for nursing entrance exams worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Where are the transition metals located on the periodic table?

  1. AIn group 18 on the far right
  2. BAbove the noble gases
  3. CIn group 1 on the far left
  4. DIn the central block, groups 3 to 12
2.Easy

What is osmosis?

  1. AThe dissolving of a gas in a liquid
  2. BThe movement of water across a semipermeable membrane
  3. CThe breaking of a solid into ions
  4. DThe movement of solute particles against a gradient using energy
3.Easy

Carbon has an atomic mass of 12. What is the mass of 1 mole of carbon atoms?

  1. A1 g
  2. B12 g
  3. C6 g
  4. D24 g
4.Medium

What colour is phenolphthalein indicator in a basic solution?

  1. ABlue
  2. BPink
  3. CYellow
  4. DColourless
5.Medium

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

  1. AReversible only
  2. BNuclear
  3. CEndothermic
  4. DExothermic
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. B750 mmHg
  3. C600 mmHg
  4. D760 mmHg
7.Hard

Blood is kept near pH 7.4 by a buffer. If extra acid (H⁺) enters the blood, what does the bicarbonate ion (HCO₃⁻) do?

  1. AIt turns into sodium chloride
  2. BIt releases more H⁺ ions of its own, making the blood even more acidic
  3. CIt raises the pH to 14
  4. DIt binds the H⁺ as carbonic acid, so the pH drops only a little
8.Hard

Balance __Fe + __O₂ → __Fe₂O₃ with the smallest whole numbers. What are the coefficients?

  1. A4, 3, 2
  2. B2, 3, 1
  3. C2, 1, 1
  4. D4, 3, 4

Answer key

  1. 1. D · In the central block, groups 3 to 12
  2. 2. B · The movement of water across a semipermeable membrane
  3. 3. B · 12 g
  4. 4. B · Pink
  5. 5. D · Exothermic
  6. 6. D · 760 mmHg
  7. 7. D · It binds the H⁺ as carbonic acid, so the pH drops only a little
  8. 8. A · 4, 3, 2

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