Chemistry for nursing entrance exams worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What is a vertical column of the periodic table called?

  1. AA shell
  2. BA series
  3. CA group
  4. DA period
2.Easy

Which property is typical of metals?

  1. AThey are brittle solids that shatter
  2. BThey are poor conductors of heat
  3. CThey conduct electricity well
  4. DMost of them are gases at room temperature
3.Easy

For a given substance, in which state do its particles move fastest?

  1. AThey move at the same speed in all states
  2. BGas
  3. CSolid
  4. DLiquid
4.Medium

Which assumption is made about an ideal gas?

  1. AIts particles have no attraction to each other
  2. BIts particles stay still at room temperature
  3. CIts particles are large, closely packed and strongly attracted
  4. DIts particles lose energy in every collision
5.Medium

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

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

At constant temperature, the volume of a gas is halved. What happens to its pressure?

  1. AIt stays the same
  2. BIt doubles
  3. CIt becomes four times smaller
  4. DIt halves
7.Hard

Element A has 1 valence electron and element B has 7 valence electrons, both in period 3. Which statement best compares them?

  1. AA is a nonmetal and B is a metal
  2. BBoth are metalloids
  3. CBoth are unreactive because they are in the same period
  4. DA is a reactive metal and B is a reactive nonmetal
8.Hard

A gas occupies 4 L at 2 atm and 200 K. What is its volume at 1 atm and 400 K?

  1. A1 L
  2. B16 L
  3. C4 L
  4. D8 L

Answer key

  1. 1. C · A group
  2. 2. C · They conduct electricity well
  3. 3. B · Gas
  4. 4. A · Its particles have no attraction to each other
  5. 5. A · 2, 8, 1
  6. 6. B · It doubles
  7. 7. D · A is a reactive metal and B is a reactive nonmetal
  8. 8. B · 16 L

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