Chemistry for nursing entrance exams worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which property is typical of bases?

  1. AThey have a pH below 7
  2. BThey taste sour
  3. CThey feel slippery
  4. DThey turn blue litmus red
2.Easy

How is percent yield calculated?

  1. A(Theoretical yield ÷ actual yield) × 100
  2. B(Actual yield ÷ theoretical yield) × 100
  3. CActual yield − theoretical yield
  4. D(Mass of reactants ÷ mass of products) × 100
3.Easy

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

  1. ACarbon dioxide
  2. BNitrogen
  3. CHelium
  4. DOxygen
4.Medium

Uranium-235 and uranium-238 both have 92 protons. How many more neutrons does an atom of uranium-238 have?

  1. A146
  2. B3
  3. C92
  4. D0
5.Medium

The amino acid glycine has an –NH₂ group and a –COOH group. What are these two groups called?

  1. AAn amino group and a carboxyl group
  2. BA hydroxyl group and a methyl group
  3. CA phosphate group and a hydroxyl group
  4. DA carbonyl group and an ester group
6.Medium

Glucose has the molecular formula C₆H₁₂O₆. What is its empirical formula?

  1. ACHO
  2. BC₆H₁₂O₆
  3. CCH₂O
  4. DC₂H₄O₂
7.Hard

What is the percentage by mass of nitrogen in ammonium nitrate, NH₄NO₃ (N = 14, H = 1, O = 16; molar mass 80 g/mol)?

  1. A35%
  2. B17.5%
  3. C28%
  4. D60%
8.Hard

What is the formula of iron(III) chloride?

  1. AFe₃Cl
  2. BFeCl₂
  3. CFeCl₃
  4. DFe₂Cl₃

Answer key

  1. 1. C · They feel slippery
  2. 2. B · (Actual yield ÷ theoretical yield) × 100
  3. 3. D · Oxygen
  4. 4. B · 3
  5. 5. A · An amino group and a carboxyl group
  6. 6. C · CH₂O
  7. 7. A · 35%
  8. 8. C · FeCl₃

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