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Chemistry for Allied Health is designed to introduce fundamental chemical concepts and principles essential for students pursuing careers in health-related fields. The course covers atomic structure, chemical bonding, reactions, solutions, acids and bases, and basic organic and biochemistry. Emphasis is placed on the application of chemistry in physiological processes, medication interactions, and diagnostic procedures relevant to healthcare settings. Students develop a practical understanding of how chemistry underpins human biology and modern medical practices, preparing them for advanced coursework and professional responsibilities in allied health professions.
Recommended Textbook Chemistry for Today General Organic and Biochemistry 8th Edition by Seager
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Chapter 1: Matter, measurements, and Calculations
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Q1) An entry wound is found to be 0.36 inch in diameter.Which of the following guns was likely to have been used?
A) 9 mm Beretta
B) 12 mm Uzi
C) 200 mm Howitzer
D) 0.5 cm pellet gun
Answer: A
Q2) The yard is considered a derived SI unit.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The limit of chemical subdivision of an element is the _____ .
A) atom
B) molecule
C) proton
D) compound
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Atoms and Molecules
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Q1) Determine the molecular weight of hydrogen peroxide,H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>,in u (or amu).
A) 17.01
B) 18.02
C) 34.02
D) 33.01
Answer: C
Q2) What is the molar mass of Ba<sub>3</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>?
A) 232.30 g/mol
B) 327.27 g/mol
C) 369.63 g/mol
D) 601.92 g/mol
Answer: C
Q3) Isotopes of the same element always have the same number of neutrons.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Electronic Structure and the Periodic Law
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Q1) The maximum number of electrons that can occupy a 3d subshell is _____ .
A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 10
Answer: D
Q2) The element chlorine is found in the same group of the periodic table as _____ .
A) I
B) F
C) Br
D) all of these
Answer: D
Q3) The total number of f orbitals in an f subshell is _____ .
A) 2
B) 5
C) 7
D) 10
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Forces Between Particles
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Q1) A covalent bond is a common type of interparticler force.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A polar molecule must have
A) polar bonds.
B) an unsymmetrical arrangement.
C) neither polar bonds nor an unsymmetrical arrangement.
D) both polar bonds and an unsymmetrical arrangement.
Q3) Eating foods rich in _____ has been shown to help reduce hypertension.
A) chloride
B) iron
C) sodium
D) potassium
Q4) Which of the following molecules would be classified as polar covalent?
A) NaCl
B) CH<sub>3</sub>Cl
C) KCl
D) CaCl<sub>2</sub>
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Chapter 5: Chemical Reactions
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Q1) Redox reactions may also be a decomposition reaction.
A)True
B)False
Q2) If 5 grams of CO and 5 grams of O<sub>2</sub> are combined according to the reaction,which is the limiting reagent? 2CO + O<sub>2</sub> \(\rarr\) 2CO<sub>2</sub>
A) CO<sub>2</sub>
B) O<sub>2</sub>
C) CO
D) CO and O<sub>2</sub>
Q3) The reaction 2KBr + F<sub>2</sub> \(\rarr\) 2KF + Br<sub>2</sub> is an example of a _____ reaction.
A) spectator
B) metaphysical
C) single replacement
D) double replacement
Q4) The ultimate source of all energy used by animals is the carbohydrates found in plants.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: The States of Matter
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Q1) How many balloons can you fill from a 10 liter tank of helium you purchased? The tank has an initial pressure of 1500 psi.Also,you know that,when filled to the recommended 25 psi,each balloon will hold a volume of 5.5 L.(Hint: Don't forget that you can't remove the last 10 L from the tank. )
A) 60
B) 107
C) 109
D) 600
Q2) A 5.00 liter sample of gas measured at 27.0°C and 1.25 atm of pressure has a mass of 10.13 g.What is the molecular weight of the gas in u?
A) 39.9
B) 0.898
C) 2.57
D) 2.50 *10<sup>-2</sup>
Q3) The heat of vaporization is twice as great as the heat of condensation.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Solutions and Colloids
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Q1) The primary intermolecular attractions between CH<sub>3</sub>-OH and H<sub>2</sub>O are
A) hydrogen bonds.
B) dispersion forces.
C) covalent bonds.
D) dipolar forces.
Q2) The dispersing medium in a colloid is analogous to the solvent in a solution.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which compound is most soluble in a polar solvent?
A) silver nitrate
B) silver chloride
C) silver carbonate
D) all are of equal solubility
Q4) All ionic compounds are soluble in water.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Colloids are considered to be homogenous mixtures.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Reaction Rates and Equilibrium
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Q1) Which of the following will influence all reaction rates?
A) the presence of catalysts
B) the temperature of reactants
C) the concentration of reactants
D) more than one response is correct
Q2) At 20°C,a sample of solid spontaneously sublimes to a gas.This change in state is accompanied by which of the following changes in the solid sample?
A) entropy & energy decrease
B) entropy & energy increase
C) entropy decreases & energy increases
D) energy decreases & entropy increases
Q3) A doctor has given your patient a prescription of a common amphetamine.What should the patient avoid when taking this medication?
A) exercise
B) fruit juices
C) alcohol
D) none of the choices
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Chapter 9: Acids,bases,and Salts
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Q1) Which of the following salts would produce a basic solution (pH higher than 7)upon being dissolved in pure,distilled water?
A) NaCl
B) Na<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub>
C) Mg(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>
D) NH<sub>4</sub>Cl
Q2) The buffer capacity is the amount of ____ that can be absorbed without causing significant changes in pH.
A) acid
B) base
C) neither acid or base
D) either acid or base
Q3) NaCl is an example of a good buffer.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The pH of a solution of baking soda,NaHCO<sub>3</sub>,would be expected to be above 7.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Radioactivity and Nuclear Processes
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Q1) Why is radiation so harmful to living things?
A) creates free radicals which are highly reactive
B) reactions occur causing genetic mutations
C) turns the skin green
D) More than one response is correct.
Q2) Gamma emissions can be stopped with the use of an electromagnetic field because of their dense charge and their mass.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which measure of radiation is used to account for health differences of various types of radiation?
A) curie
B) rem
C) gray
D) rad
Q4) Which of the emissions can be the cause of radiation sickness?
A) (\(\alpha\) particles)
B) (\(\beta\) particles)
C) neutrons
D) all of them
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Chapter 11: Organic Compounds: Alkanes
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Q1) Which of the following formulas does not represent an organic compound?
A) CH<sub>4</sub>
B) CH<sub>3</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>NH<sub>2</sub>
C) CH<sub>3</sub>CH<sub>3</sub>CH<sub>3</sub>
D) All are organic compounds
Q2) The type of attractive force found in alkanes and cycloalkanes is hydrogen bonding.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Inorganic compounds are never found in living systems.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which statement is not correct? Functional groups are
A) to organic chemistry as polyatomic ions are to inorganic chemistry.
B) the parts of molecules used to differentiate classifications of organic molecules.
C) are chemically bound to each other in order to develop larger molecules.
D) there is more than one correct response.
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Chapter 12: Unsaturated Hydrocarbons
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Q1) Which is the formula for an alkene?
A) CH<sub>3</sub>CHCH<sub>2</sub>
B) CH<sub>3</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>
C) CH<sub>3</sub>CH<sub>3</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>
D) More than one response is correct.
Q2) Which of the following represents an addition reaction?
A) HX + C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>8</sub> \(\rarr\) C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>9</sub>X
B) X<sub>2</sub> + C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>6</sub> \(\rarr\)C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>5</sub>X + HX
C) C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>8</sub> \(\rarr\)C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>6</sub> + H<sub>2</sub>
D) more than one response is correct
Q3) Cyclic compounds do not undergo halogenation reactions.
A)True
B)False
Q4) CH<sub>3</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>2</sub> is the formula for a saturated hydrocarbon.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Alcohols, phenols, and Ethers
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Q1) Oxidation of a secondary alcohol will produce a(n)________.
A) alkene
B) aldehyde
C) ketone
D) ether
Q2) Which of the following is the most soluble in water?
A) 1-heptanol
B) heptane
C) 1-pentanol
D) pentane
Q3) Functional groups are usually the center of reactivity in an organic compound.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Glycerol is used as a
A) fuel additive.
B) moistening agent.
C) solvent.
D) hydraulic fluid.
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Chapter 14: Aldehydes and Ketones
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Q1) Ketones react readily with the Tollens' reagent.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Acetals are generally more stable than hemiacetals.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What is the consequence of the ability of aldehydes and ketones to form hydrogen bonds?
A) They are both highly colored when in the solid state.
B) They both have boiling points less than the comparable weight alcohol.
C) They prefer to hydrogen bond molecules of the same formula and will not dissolve well in water.
D) There is more than one correct response.
Q4) It is not possible to produce either an aldehyde or ketone from a tertiary alcohol.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Acetone can strongly hydrogen bond to itself.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Carboxylic Acids and Esters
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Q1) At pH 2,the predominant form of a carboxylic acid is the carboxylate anion.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Citric acid is a tricarboxylic acid.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following can react with alcohols to form esters?
A) sulfuric acid
B) carboxylic acid
C) nitric acid
D) more than one response is correct
Q4) The IUPAC name of the ester formed from butanoic acid and ethanol is
A) butyl ethanate.
B) butyl ethanonate.
C) ethyl proponoate.
D) ethyl butanoate.
Q5) Except for citrus fruits,carboxylic acids are not very common in fruits and vegetables.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: Amines and Amides
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Q1) Which compound is a secondary amine?
A) (CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>NCH<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>3</sub>
B) NH<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>3</sub>
C) CH<sub>2</sub>CH(NH<sub>2</sub>)CH<sub>3</sub>
D) CH<sub>3</sub>NHCHO
Q2) An alkaloid used in treating malaria is _____.
A) histamine
B) quinine
C) atropine
D) nicotine
Q3) Using the common name,propylamine is a primary amine.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Reacting an amine with an acid chloride will produce?
A) an ammonium ion and OH<sup>-</sup>
B) a salt
C) an amide plus HCl
D) an amide plus a carboxylic acid
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Chapter 17: Carbohydrates
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Q1) The simplest carbohydrates are called _____ .
A) monosaccharides
B) disaccharides
C) polysaccharides
D) oligosaccharides
Q2) Which of the following carbohydrates yields invert sugar upon hydrolysis?
A) fructose
B) sucrose
C) starch
D) glycogen
Q3) Artificial sweeteners should be avoided by people suffering from phenylketonuria (PKU)due to their body's inability to metabolize ____ properly.
A) aldehydes
B) phenols
C) ketones
D) phenylalanine
Q4) A molecule with 3 chiral atoms would have 6 stereoisomers.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 18: Lipids
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Q1) The flexibility of cell membranes is due to strong hydrogen bonding between lipids.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Fatty acids present as components in cell membrane are often _____.
A) saturated
B) unsaturated
C) short chained
D) branched
Q3) Cholesterol in the human body is important because it is the raw material for bile salts and sex hormones.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Gasoline could be classified as a lipid.
A)True
B)False
Q5) While vegetable oils are higher in unsaturated fatty acids compared to animal fats,they still contain saturated fatty acids.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 19: Proteins
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Q1) Peptide bonds usually are not cleaved in denaturation.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A protein is hydrolyzed,and yields only amino acids as the products.What would the protein be classified as?
A) a simple protein
B) a glycoprotein
C) a lipoprotein
D) a metalloprotein
Q3) A hormone sometimes given to induce labor is _____ .
A) prolactin
B) FSH
C) glucagon
D) oxytocin
Q4) The tertiary structure of myoglobin reveals that nonpolar portions are primarily on the ____ of the molecule.
A) interior
B) exterior
C) iron containing portion
D) oxygen containing portion
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Chapter 20: Enzymes
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Q1) The substrate for the digestive enzyme named sucrase is _____ .
A) glucose
B) fructose
C) sucrose
D) more than one response is correct
Q2) The synthesis of an enzyme in response to a cellular need is called
A) allosteric production.
B) enzyme induction.
C) feedback control.
D) biofeedback.
Q3) Which statement about enzymes is incorrect?
A) Enzymes can either speed up or slow down a chemical reaction.
B) Enzymes are not used up during the reaction in which they are involved.
C) Enzymes are proteins that are capable of reducing the activation energy.
D) There are enzymes that interact with one enantiomer,but not the other.
Q4) What is the function of an inhibitor?
A) slow down the rate of reaction
B) inhibit the effect of temperature and pH changes on enzyme activity
C) inhibit substrate effects on other chemicals in the reaction environment
D) slow down the interaction between the solvent and the substrate
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Chapter 21: Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis
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Q1) Enzymes used in genetic engineering to cleave DNA are called _____ .
A) restriction enzymes
B) ligases
C) hydrolases
D) lyases
Q2) -phosphate-sugar-phosphate-sugar- is an example of a ____ backbone.
A) human
B) chemical
C) nucleic acid
D) all the choices
Q3) DNA and RNA are polymers produced from monomers containing specific sugar molecules.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Insulin produced by bacteria through genetic engineering is chemically identical to human insulin.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 22: Nutrition and Energy for Life
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Q1) Complementary protein food combinations are especially important to individuals who are following a
A) high protein diet.
B) lacto-ovo vegetarian diet.
C) vegan diet.
D) More than one response is correct.
Q2) Most B vitamins cannot be stored by the human body.One,however,can be stored in the liver.This vitamin is _____.
A) folic acid
B) riboflavin
C) niacin
D) biotin
Q3) What is a risk(s)of male having a waist over 40 inches?
A) some types of cancer
B) stroke
C) heart disease
D) all of these
Q4) Lipids are a source of energy and are a source of essential fatty acids.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 23: Carbohydrate Metabolism
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Q1) The function of insulin is that it causes the cells to remove glucose from the circulatory system.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The citric acid cycle (CAC)is also called the tricarboxylic acid (TCA)cycle and the Krebs cycle.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The main source of energy for the brain is _____ .
A) glucose
B) fatty acids
C) glycogen
D) glycerol
Q4) During gluconeogenesis,pyruvate is formed from glycerol,certain amino acids and _____ .
A) acetyl CoA
B) glucose
C) lactate
D) glycogen
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Chapter 24: Lipid and Amino Acid Metabolism
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Q1) Amino acids which can be synthesized within the body are termed ____ amino acids.
A) glycogenic
B) ketogenic
C) essential
D) nonessential
Q2) Unlike amino acids and sugars,lipids are transported to the liver after initially passing through ____.
A) an artery
B) the lymph system
C) the adipose tissue
D) the respiratory system
Q3) In the metabolism of fats,the fatty acids enter the reactions of the A) electron transport chain.
B) (\(\beta\)-oxidation process.)
C) glycolysis pathway.
D) citric acid cycle.
Q4) Amino acids that the body does not synthesize are termed nonessential.
A)True
B)False
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Q1) As blood moves from the arterial end of a capillary to the venous end,the flow from the interstitial fluid _____ .
A) increases
B) decreases
C) remains constant
D) might increase or decrease
Q2) Nonoxygenated hemoglobin is called _____ .
A) deoxyhemoglobin
B) carboxylhemoglobin
C) carbaminohemoglobin
D) nitrosohemoglobin
Q3) Carbaminohemoglobin is produced when hemoglobin combines with _____ .
A) CO<sub>2</sub>
B) O<sub>2</sub>
C) CO
D) urea
Q4) Chemically,plasma and interstitial fluid are nearly identical.
A)True
B)False
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