Chemical Bonds

Why do elements bond?

• To be friends

• To create a new element

• To become stable

• To get bigger

What is a valence electron?

• The sum of neutrons and protons.
• The # of electrons in the last shell.
• A type of bond.
• A popular compound.

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Which of these is not a real bond in chemistry?

• James

• Ionic

• Covalent

• Metallic

Ionic bonds are between...

• nonmetals and nonmetals
• carbon and oxygen
• metals and nonmentals
• hydrogen and chlorine

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Covalent bonds are between...

• two or more nonmetals
• sodium and chlorine
• metals and metals
• metals and nonmetals

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What is the name for an ion with a positive charge?

• cation
• anion
• onion
• union

What is the name for an ion with a negative charge?

• cation
• anion
• onion
• union

What kind of bond forms when atoms exchange electrons?

• ionic
• covalent
• artificial
• univalent

If an atom loses two electrons what charge will it have?

• -2
• -1
• +1
• +2

If an atom gains two electrons what charge will it have?

• -2
• -1
• +1
• +2

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