Chemistry for nursing entrance exams worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Between which kinds of elements do covalent bonds usually form?

  1. ATwo nonmetals
  2. BA metal and a noble gas
  3. CA metal and a nonmetal
  4. DTwo group 1 metals
2.Easy

What is the SI unit of pressure?

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

What is the formula of sulfuric acid?

  1. AH₂SO₃
  2. BHCl
  3. CH₂SO₄
  4. DHNO₃
4.Medium

A gas mixture contains nitrogen at 600 mmHg, oxygen at 150 mmHg and other gases at 10 mmHg. What is the total pressure?

  1. A750 mmHg
  2. B760 mmHg
  3. C253 mmHg
  4. D600 mmHg
5.Medium

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

  1. APotassium nitrite, KNO₂
  2. BNitrogen hydroxide, NOH
  3. CPotassium nitrate, KNO₃
  4. DPotassium hydride, KH
6.Medium

What happens to the temperature of ice water while the ice is melting?

  1. AIt falls below 0 °C
  2. BIt rises to 100 °C straight away
  3. CIt stays at 0 °C until all the ice has melted
  4. DIt rises steadily the whole time
7.Hard

A patient's temperature is 104 °F. What is it in degrees Celsius?

  1. A43 °C
  2. B40 °C
  3. C58 °C
  4. D72 °C
8.Hard

A salt is dissolved in water in an insulated cup, and the water temperature falls from 25 °C to 20 °C. Which statement is correct?

  1. ADissolving is endothermic; the water took heat from the salt
  2. BDissolving is endothermic; the dissolving salt took heat from the water
  3. CNo energy change occurred, because the temperature fell
  4. DDissolving is exothermic; the dissolving salt released heat into the water

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Two nonmetals
  2. 2. A · Pascal (Pa)
  3. 3. C · H₂SO₄
  4. 4. B · 760 mmHg
  5. 5. C · Potassium nitrate, KNO₃
  6. 6. C · It stays at 0 °C until all the ice has melted
  7. 7. B · 40 °C
  8. 8. B · Dissolving is endothermic; the dissolving salt took heat from the water

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