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 group
  3. CA period
  4. DA series
2.Easy

What are enzymes?

  1. AMinerals that build bone
  2. BFats that form most of the cell membrane
  3. CBiological catalysts, usually proteins
  4. DSugars that store energy in the liver
3.Easy

What is an exothermic reaction?

  1. AA reaction that releases heat to the surroundings
  2. BA reaction that needs light to start
  3. CA reaction in which no energy changes at all
  4. DA reaction that absorbs heat from the surroundings
4.Medium

What is the normal boiling point of a liquid?

  1. AThe temperature at which its density is greatest
  2. BThe temperature at which it first starts to evaporate
  3. CThe temperature at which its particles stop moving
  4. DThe temperature at which its vapour pressure equals 1 atmosphere
5.Medium

A room is at 25 °C. What is this temperature in kelvin?

  1. A77 K
  2. B248 K
  3. C298 K
  4. D−248 K
6.Medium

How does atomic radius change going down a group?

  1. AIt increases
  2. BIt decreases
  3. CIt stays the same
  4. DIt decreases, then increases
7.Hard

Which coefficients balance the equation for cellular respiration, __C₆H₁₂O₆ + __O₂ → __CO₂ + __H₂O?

  1. A1, 6, 6, 6
  2. B1, 3, 6, 6
  3. C2, 6, 12, 6
  4. D1, 6, 6, 12
8.Hard

Balance the equation __C₃H₈ + __O₂ → __CO₂ + __H₂O. What is the coefficient of O₂?

  1. A3
  2. B5
  3. C4
  4. D10

Answer key

  1. 1. B · A group
  2. 2. C · Biological catalysts, usually proteins
  3. 3. A · A reaction that releases heat to the surroundings
  4. 4. D · The temperature at which its vapour pressure equals 1 atmosphere
  5. 5. C · 298 K
  6. 6. A · It increases
  7. 7. A · 1, 6, 6, 6
  8. 8. B · 5

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