Chemistry for nursing entrance exams worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which process is exothermic (releases heat)?

  1. ABurning methane gas
  2. BEvaporating water
  3. CPhotosynthesis
  4. DMelting a block of ice
2.Easy

Where are the transition metals located on the periodic table?

  1. AIn the central block, groups 3 to 12
  2. BIn group 1 on the far left
  3. CAbove the noble gases
  4. DIn group 18 on the far right
3.Easy

What colour does blue litmus paper turn in an acid?

  1. APurple
  2. BBlue (no change)
  3. CRed
  4. DGreen
4.Medium

How should the volume of water in a graduated cylinder be read?

  1. AFrom below, at the highest point the water touches the glass
  2. BAt eye level, from the bottom of the curved surface (meniscus)
  3. CAt any angle, from the middle of the cylinder
  4. DFrom above the cylinder, at the top edge of the curved surface
5.Medium

When the diaphragm contracts and the chest cavity gets bigger, what happens to the air pressure inside the lungs?

  1. AIt does not change
  2. BIt falls, so air flows out
  3. CIt falls, so air flows in
  4. DIt rises, so air flows in
6.Medium

What is the oxidation number of sulfur in H₂SO₄?

  1. A+2
  2. B−2
  3. C+6
  4. D+4
7.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
8.Hard

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

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

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Burning methane gas
  2. 2. A · In the central block, groups 3 to 12
  3. 3. C · Red
  4. 4. B · At eye level, from the bottom of the curved surface (meniscus)
  5. 5. C · It falls, so air flows in
  6. 6. C · +6
  7. 7. D · At equilibrium, the mixture contains mostly products
  8. 8. A · They are denatured: their shape changes, but the peptide bonds stay intact

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