Chemistry for nursing entrance exams worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

In which state are most metals at room temperature?

  1. ALiquid
  2. BSolid
  3. CGas
  4. DPlasma
2.Easy

Which of these is a chemical change?

  1. AGlass breaking
  2. BIce melting
  3. CSugar dissolving in tea
  4. DWood burning
3.Easy

What is the SI unit of pressure?

  1. APascal (Pa)
  2. BJoule (J)
  3. CLitre (L)
  4. DNewton (N)
4.Medium

Rubbing alcohol evaporates faster than water at room temperature. What does this suggest?

  1. AIt has a higher boiling point than water
  2. BIts molecules are heavier than water molecules
  3. CIts intermolecular forces are stronger than water's
  4. DIts intermolecular forces are weaker than water's
5.Medium

Which of these is a colloid?

  1. AMilk
  2. BSalt water
  3. CPure water
  4. DSand in water
6.Medium

A red blood cell is placed in a concentrated (hypertonic) salt solution. What happens?

  1. AThe cell stays the same size and shape
  2. BWater leaves the cell, which shrinks
  3. CWater enters the cell, which swells and may burst
  4. DSalt leaves the cell, which swells
7.Hard

Methane (CH₄) has four bonding pairs and no lone pairs on carbon. What is its shape?

  1. ATrigonal pyramidal
  2. BSquare planar
  3. CBent
  4. DTetrahedral
8.Hard

Frying an egg turns the clear egg white solid and white. What happens to the proteins?

  1. AThey are hydrolysed, so the peptide bonds break into separate amino acids
  2. BThey are converted into fats
  3. CThey are burned to carbon dioxide and water
  4. DThey are denatured: their shape changes, but the peptide bonds stay intact

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Solid
  2. 2. D · Wood burning
  3. 3. A · Pascal (Pa)
  4. 4. D · Its intermolecular forces are weaker than water's
  5. 5. A · Milk
  6. 6. B · Water leaves the cell, which shrinks
  7. 7. D · Tetrahedral
  8. 8. D · They are denatured: their shape changes, but the peptide bonds stay intact

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