Ionic Covalent Quiz

According to the information on the periodic table and the number of electrons available for bonding, what would Mg most likely bond with?

• 1 carbon (C)

• 1 chlorines (Cl)

• 2 chlorines (Cl)

• 2 oxygens (O)

Which is the most accurate description of the changes that take place in atoms when they form chemical bonds?

• Atoms gain, share, or lose protons

• Atoms gain, share or lose electrons

• Atoms gain, share or lose noble gases

• atoms gain, share or lose neutrons

A compound formed between a metal element and nonmetal element is known as a(n)

• organic compound

• ionic compound

• metal compound

• covalent compound

Which of the following substances would primarily involve a transfer of electrons?

a. Mg c. H2

b. LiCl d. C6H12O6

• Mg

• H2

• LiCl

• C6H12 O6

The noble gases form very few compounds because they __________.

• have stable electron arrangements

• do not have electronegativity value

• are gases

• are radioactive

Since sodium chloride is classified as a compound, a sample of it contains:

• matter that cannot be reduced to atoms

• atoms that are gases, liquids and solids

• more than one kind of atom

• solution of atoms and molecules

Which statement BEST describes how potassium bonds with bromine?

• Bromine will donate an electron to Potassium

• Potassium will donate an electron to Bromine.

• Potassium will share 7 electrons with Bromine

• Bromine will donate 7 electrons to Potassium

Using the periodic table, Carbon (C) is a member of which type of element?

a. a noble gas c. a nonmetal

b. a semimetal d. a metal

• a noble gas

• a nonmetal

• a semimetal

• a metal

A double bond consists of ___________.

• two electrons

• the valence electrons of four elements

• two shared pairs of electrons

• shared pair of electrons

The element cesium, Cs, is an alkali metal. Which chemical formula represents a cesium compound that is likely to exist?

• CsO

• CsO2

• CsCl2

• CsCl