Chemistry for nursing entrance exams worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What is a precipitate?

  1. AA substance that speeds up a reaction
  2. BA liquid that forms when a solid melts
  3. CAn insoluble solid that forms when two solutions react
  4. DA gas that bubbles out when two solutions are mixed
2.Easy

A neutral atom has 11 protons. How many electrons does it have?

  1. A10
  2. B22
  3. C12
  4. D11
3.Easy

What is a hydrocarbon?

  1. AAny compound that dissolves in water
  2. BA carbon atom with a positive charge
  3. CA compound made of only hydrogen and carbon
  4. DA compound made of hydrogen and oxygen
4.Medium

How does a catalyst speed up a reaction?

  1. AIt raises the temperature of the reactants so they move faster
  2. BIt makes the reaction more exothermic
  3. CIt adds extra reactant to the mixture
  4. DIt provides a different pathway with a lower activation energy
5.Medium

Which list is in order from smallest to largest mass?

  1. AMilligram, gram, kilogram
  2. BGram, milligram, kilogram
  3. CMilligram, kilogram, gram
  4. DKilogram, gram, milligram
6.Medium

How many lone (non-bonding) pairs of electrons are on the oxygen atom in a water molecule?

  1. A4
  2. B0
  3. C1
  4. D2
7.Hard

Equal volumes of 1 M HCl and 1 M NaOH are mixed. What is the approximate pH of the result?

  1. A3.5
  2. B1
  3. C7
  4. D14
8.Hard

A reaction at equilibrium has a very large equilibrium constant (K much greater than 1). What does this tell you?

  1. AThe reaction cannot reach equilibrium
  2. BAt equilibrium, the mixture contains mostly reactants
  3. CThe reaction is very fast
  4. DAt equilibrium, the mixture contains mostly products

Answer key

  1. 1. C · An insoluble solid that forms when two solutions react
  2. 2. D · 11
  3. 3. C · A compound made of only hydrogen and carbon
  4. 4. D · It provides a different pathway with a lower activation energy
  5. 5. A · Milligram, gram, kilogram
  6. 6. D · 2
  7. 7. C · 7
  8. 8. D · At equilibrium, the mixture contains mostly products

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