Chemistry for nursing entrance exams worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which gas is needed for a fuel to burn (combustion)?

  1. AOxygen
  2. BHelium
  3. CCarbon dioxide
  4. DNitrogen
2.Easy

What is the name for the attraction of water molecules to each other?

  1. ACohesion
  2. BDiffusion
  3. CAdhesion
  4. DOsmosis
3.Easy

What is the chemical formula of water?

  1. AH₂O
  2. BOH
  3. CH₂O₂
  4. DHO₂
4.Medium

Which bond joins amino acids together in a protein?

  1. AA peptide bond
  2. BAn ionic bond
  3. CA glycosidic bond
  4. DA hydrogen bond
5.Medium

Which element is the most electronegative?

  1. AHelium
  2. BIron
  3. CFluorine
  4. DSodium
6.Medium

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

  1. ANuclear
  2. BEndothermic
  3. CExothermic
  4. DReversible only
7.Hard

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

  1. A2, 1, 1
  2. B4, 3, 4
  3. C2, 3, 1
  4. D4, 3, 2
8.Hard

Uranium-238 (atomic number 92) undergoes alpha decay. Which nucleus is formed?

  1. AThorium-234 (atomic number 90)
  2. BProtactinium-234 (atomic number 91)
  3. CThorium-238 (atomic number 90)
  4. DPlutonium-242 (atomic number 94)

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Oxygen
  2. 2. A · Cohesion
  3. 3. A · H₂O
  4. 4. A · A peptide bond
  5. 5. C · Fluorine
  6. 6. C · Exothermic
  7. 7. D · 4, 3, 2
  8. 8. A · Thorium-234 (atomic number 90)

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