HPS Midterm Review 1

When metal atoms form ions, do they lose or gain electrons?

• Lose

• Gain

Which type of bonding is between a metal and a non-metal?

• covalent

• ionic

• metallic

Which type of bonding is found in sodium chloride?

• Ionic

• Covalent

• metallic

Which of these is NOT a property of most metals?

• Good conductor of electricity

• Malleable

• Low melting point

• Ductile

When would you find ionic bonding?

• Between metal and non-metal

• In metals

• Between two or more non-metals

When would you find covalent bonding?

• Between metal and non-metal

• In metals

• Between two or more non-metals

Why do all bonds form?

• To fill up the outer shell.

• To achieve the one or duplet electronic configuration

An atom with 1 valence electron 'needs' a full shell, so it can either gain 7 electrons or lose 1. Which is more likely to occur?

• lose 1 electron

• gain 7 electrons

What two types of atoms make a covalent bond?

• metal atom and metal atom

• metal atom and non metal non atom

• non metal atom and non metal atom

When an atom loses an electron, it becomes a _________.

• noble gas

• anion

• cation