1. Which item from the following list is an electrolyte?

A. Ca++

B. oxygen gas (O2) dissolved in water

C. table salt (solid form of Na+Cl-

D. glucose (solid form of the sugar)

Answer is C: “An electrolyte is a substance that when dissolved in water, will

produce ions in solution.”

2. Given that one mole of Na+Cl− has a mass of 58.5 g, how many grams of Na+Cl−

are dissolved in a solution of 0.1 mole per litre?

A. 0.585 g

B. 5.85 g

C. 58.5 g

D. 0.1 g

Answer is B: 0.1 mole=1/10 of 58.5 g=5.85 g

3. How many grams of sodium chloride are there in (0.9%) normal saline?

A. 0.09 g per 100 ml

B. 0.09 g per litre

C. 9 g per 100 ml

D. 9 g per litre

Answer is D: 0.9% means 0.9 g per 100 ml of solution=9 g per 1000 ml (i.e.

per litre)

4. How many grams of sodium chloride are there in a one litre bag of 0.9% saline?

A. 0.09 g

B. 0.9 g

C. 9 g

D. 90 g

Answer is C: 0.9% means 0.9 g per 100 ml of solution=9 g per 1000 ml (i.e.

per litre)
5. What is the percentage concentration of glucose if 80 gram of glucose is dissolved in one litre of
solution?

A. 0.8%

B. 5%

C. 8%

D. 80%

Answer is C: 80 g per 1000 ml=8 g per 100 ml=8%

6. Given that the concentration of hydronium ions in a solution with pH of 2 is

0.19%, what would be the concentration of hydronium ions in a solution with

pH of 3?

A. 0.13%

B. 0.29%

C. 0.019%

D. 1.9%

Answer is C: a pH change of one corresponds to a change in hydronium ion

concentration by a factor of 10. As the pH has risen, the acidity has decreased,

so there are fewer hydronium ions. That is 1/10 of 0.19%=0.019%

7. What does the term “electrolyte” refer to?

A. an uncharged dissolved particle.

B. the smallest particle of an element.

C. a substance that will conduct electricity when dissolved in water.

D. negatively charged sub-atomic particles.

Answer is C: this is the definition of an electrolyte

8. What is meant by referring to a solution concentration of 0.18%?

A. 0.18 g of solute in 100 ml of solution.

B. 1.8 g of solute in 100 ml of solution.

C. 0.18 g of solute in one litre of solution.

D. 0.18 mole of solute in 100 ml of solution.

Answer is A: 0.18 per cent means 0.18 g per 100 ml of solution.

9. Which of the following is NOT an electrolyte (or does not contain

electrolytes)?

A. Cl−

B. acetic acid

C. glucose

D. a 0.9% solution of sodium chloride

Answer is C: glucose will dissolve in water, but no ions are produced.

10. If the concentration of a solution is 5%, which of the following is true?

A. There is 0.5 g of solute per 100 ml of solution

B. There is 5 g of solute per 100 ml of solution

C. There is 5 g of solute per 1000 ml of solution

D. There is 50 g of solute per 100 ml of solution

Answer is B: 5%=5 per cent=5 per hundred=5 g per 100 ml of solution.

11. What does the term “electrolyte” refer to?

A. the minor component of a solution.

B. a substance that will conduct electricity when dissolved in water

C. the smallest particle of an element.

D. negatively charged sub-atomic particles.

Answer is B: this is a definition of electrolyte.

12. The solution concentration 0.9% means that there are

A. 0.9 g of solute in 100 ml of solution.

B. 9.0 g of solute in 100 ml of solution.

C. 0.9 g of solute in one litre of solution.

D. 0.9 mole of solute in 100 ml of solution.

Answer is A: 0.9%=0.9 per cent=0.9 per hundred=0.9 g per 100 ml of

solution.

13. Which of the following is NOT an electrolyte (or does not contain

electrolytes)?

A. K+
B. nitrate ions

C. haemoglobin

D. a 1% solution of sodium chloride

Answer is C: haemoglobin is an uncharged protein found within red blood cells.

14. Which is the best definition of an electrolyte?

A. an atom that dissociates into ions.

B. a substance that will conduct electricity when it is dissolved in water.

C. molecules of solid, liquid or gas that will conduct electricity in solution.

D. a substance that will conduct electricity.

Answer is B: this is a definition of electrolyte. Choice C is restricted to molecules; and there must be a
solution involved, so D is wrong.

15. What is the condition known as hyperkalemia characterised by? A

A. higher than normal concentration of potassium in the blood.

B. lower than normal concentration of potassium in the blood.

C. serum sodium concentration greater than 150 mmol/l.

D. serum sodium concentration greater than 5 mmol/l.

Answer is A: kalemia refers to potassium. “hyper-” refers to more or an excess