EXERCISES, LESSON 3
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the following exercises by marking the lettered response that
best answers the question or best completes the incomplete statement or by writing the
answer in the space provided.
After you have completed all the exercises, turn to "Solutions to Exercises" at the
end of the lesson and check your answers. For each exercise answered incorrectly,
reread the material referenced with the solution.
1.
From the group of definitions below, select the most correct definition of the term
solution.
a. A heterogeneous mixture of two or more substances.
b. A homogeneous mixture of a solvent and water.
c.
A heterogeneous mixture of two or more unlike substances.
d. A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances.
2.
From the groups below, select the two parts of a solution.
a. Water and drug.
b. Solute and solvent.
c.
Oil and water.
d. Collyria and water.
3.
From the list of advantages below, select the most appropriate advantage of the
use of solutions as a pharmaceutical dosage form.
a. Solutions are sterile and free from bacteria.
b. Solutions are clear and easy to check for purity.
c.
Solutions are easy to administer.
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