Chemistry for nursing entrance exams worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which type of radiation is the most penetrating?

  1. AAlpha particles
  2. BBeta particles
  3. CGamma rays
  4. DThey are all equally penetrating
2.Easy

How many moles of oxygen atoms are in 1 mole of carbon dioxide, CO₂?

  1. A0.5
  2. B3
  3. C2
  4. D1
3.Easy

Which gas makes up most of Earth's air?

  1. ANitrogen
  2. BCarbon dioxide
  3. COxygen
  4. DHydrogen
4.Medium

Sulfur has 16 electrons. In which period of the periodic table is it?

  1. APeriod 2
  2. BPeriod 16
  3. CPeriod 6
  4. DPeriod 3
5.Medium

Which change would make a piece of chalk react faster with acid?

  1. ADiluting the acid with more water
  2. BUsing one large lump of chalk
  3. CGrinding the chalk into a powder
  4. DCooling the acid in a fridge
6.Medium

Glucose has the molecular formula C₆H₁₂O₆. What is its empirical formula?

  1. AC₂H₄O₂
  2. BCHO
  3. CCH₂O
  4. DC₆H₁₂O₆
7.Hard

How many millilitres of 0.2 M NaOH are needed to neutralise 25 mL of 0.1 M HCl?

  1. A5 mL
  2. B50 mL
  3. C12.5 mL
  4. D25 mL
8.Hard

The reaction 2SO₂ + O₂ ⇌ 2SO₃ reaches equilibrium. What is true at equilibrium?

  1. AThe concentrations of reactants and products must be equal
  2. BOnly products are present in the container
  3. CThe forward and reverse reactions continue at equal rates
  4. DBoth reactions have stopped completely

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Gamma rays
  2. 2. C · 2
  3. 3. A · Nitrogen
  4. 4. D · Period 3
  5. 5. C · Grinding the chalk into a powder
  6. 6. C · CH₂O
  7. 7. C · 12.5 mL
  8. 8. C · The forward and reverse reactions continue at equal rates

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