Chemistry for nursing entrance exams worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What is the change from a gas directly to a solid, skipping the liquid state, called?

  1. ASublimation
  2. BCondensation
  3. CDeposition
  4. DFreezing
2.Easy

What is the change from a gas to a liquid called?

  1. AFreezing
  2. BCondensation
  3. CSublimation
  4. DEvaporation
3.Easy

What should a student always wear to protect the eyes when working with chemicals?

  1. AReading glasses
  2. BContact lenses
  3. CSunglasses
  4. DSafety goggles
4.Medium

What is carbon-14 dating used for?

  1. AEstimating the age of material that was once alive
  2. BDetecting carbon monoxide in a room
  3. CMeasuring body temperature
  4. DFinding the exact age of rocks that are billions of years old
5.Medium

What is the shape of a water molecule?

  1. ATetrahedral
  2. BFlat triangle
  3. CLinear
  4. DBent
6.Medium

Nitric acid (HNO₃) reacts with potassium hydroxide (KOH). Which salt forms?

  1. ANitrogen hydroxide, NOH
  2. BPotassium nitrate, KNO₃
  3. CPotassium nitrite, KNO₂
  4. DPotassium hydride, KH
7.Hard

A solution of a strong acid has pH 2. It is diluted with water to 10 times its original volume. What is the new pH?

  1. A20
  2. B3
  3. C0.2
  4. D1
8.Hard

A liquid has a density of 1.2 g/mL. What is the mass of 250 mL of this liquid?

  1. A30 g
  2. B300 g
  3. C251.2 g
  4. D208 g

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Deposition
  2. 2. B · Condensation
  3. 3. D · Safety goggles
  4. 4. A · Estimating the age of material that was once alive
  5. 5. D · Bent
  6. 6. B · Potassium nitrate, KNO₃
  7. 7. B · 3
  8. 8. B · 300 g

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