Chemical Bonding Hon

When the outermost energy level of an atom is full it tends to be ______________

• Stable
• Reactive
• Volatile
• Radioactive

Calcium, an element with 20 electrons, has _______________ valence electrons.

• 2
• 4
• 10
• 20

An atom that has a positive or negative charge is referred to as an __________.

• Electron
• Proton
• Ion
• Electrode

A crystal _____ is a three-dimensional pattern of ions that repeats itself.

• Cube
• Lattice
• Figure
• Hexagon

The electrons involved in the formation of a chemical bond are called ________.

• Outer Electrons
• High Electrons
• Valence Electrons
• Inner Electrons

In many compounds, atoms of main-group elements form bonds so that the number of electrons in the outermost energy levels of each atom is __________.

• 32
• 18
• 6
• 8

The electron configuration of nitrogen is 1s²2s²2p³.  How many more electrons does nitrogen need to satisfy the octet rule?

• 8
• 3
• 5
• 2

The elements of the ____________ group satisfy the octet rule without forming compounds.

• Noble Gases
• Halogen
• Alkali Metals
• Alkaline Earth Metals

VSEPR theory is a model for predicting ________________.

• Lewis Structures of molecules
• Shape of molecules
• Number of valence electrons
• Orbital the electrons are in

Which of these elements is most likely to donate one electron?

• Sodium
• Iodine
• Fluorine
• Helium