Chemistry for nursing entrance exams worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which of these is a heterogeneous mixture?

  1. ASalt dissolved in water
  2. BAir
  3. COil and water
  4. DSugar dissolved in tea
2.Easy

What does the rate of a reaction measure?

  1. AHow quickly reactants are used up or products are formed
  2. BHow much energy the final products contain
  3. CHow much product forms in total by the end
  4. DHow hot the reaction gets
3.Easy

Which element makes up the largest share of the human body by mass?

  1. AHydrogen
  2. BOxygen
  3. CNitrogen
  4. DCarbon
4.Medium

Why do noble gases rarely react?

  1. ATheir outer electron shells are already full
  2. BTheir atoms are much larger than other atoms
  3. CThey have no electrons at all
  4. DThey are all radioactive
5.Medium

Which element is the most electronegative?

  1. AIron
  2. BFluorine
  3. CHelium
  4. DSodium
6.Medium

What is the name of the compound CaCO₃?

  1. ACalcium carbide
  2. BCarbon calcium trioxide
  3. CCalcium oxide
  4. DCalcium carbonate
7.Hard

A solution has a hydroxide ion concentration of 1 × 10⁻³ mol/L. What is its pH at 25 °C?

  1. A14
  2. B7
  3. C11
  4. D3
8.Hard

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

  1. A4, 3, 4
  2. B4, 3, 2
  3. C2, 1, 1
  4. D2, 3, 1

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Oil and water
  2. 2. A · How quickly reactants are used up or products are formed
  3. 3. B · Oxygen
  4. 4. A · Their outer electron shells are already full
  5. 5. B · Fluorine
  6. 6. D · Calcium carbonate
  7. 7. C · 11
  8. 8. B · 4, 3, 2

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