Chemical Bonding

Valence electrons are: 

• Non-bonding electrons

• Bonding electrons

• Outermost electrons

• Innermost electrons

When an atom loses or gains an electron it becomes:

• an ion

• a kitten

• a radical

• a liberal

What elements generally make an ionic bond?

• metal and nonmetal

• 2 or more nonmetals

• metal

• none of the above

An ionic bond forms when 

• Valence electrons are shared

• a sea of mobile electrons surround the cations

• valence electrons are transferred between atoms

• none of the above

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What is anything that has mass and takes up space?

• matter

• weight

• atom

• molecule

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What is the chemical combination of two or more elements?

• molecule

• compound

• atom

• element

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What is the smallest unit of an element?

• molecule

• compound

• element

• atom

What is the smallest unit of a compound?

• atom

• molecule

• compound

• element

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What is a pure substance that consists of only one type of atom?

• atom

• element

• molecule

• compound

What type of bond involves the sharing of electrons?

• covalent

• valence

• octet

• ionic