Chemical Bonding

Which of the following would produce an anion?

• Ca
• Al
• K
• F

Ionic bonds are formed when electrons get

• Shared between two atoms

• Removed from both atoms

• Transferred from one atom to another

• Added to both atoms

Why do elements form chemical bonds?

• Because they're friendly

• To create a new element

• To become stable

• Because they all need to gain more electrons

Anions ____ electrons, becoming _____ charged.

• Gain; positively (+)

• Gain; negatively (-)

• Lose; positively (+)

• Lose; negatively (-)

Cations _______ electrons, becoming _______ charged.

• Gain; positively (+)

• Gain; negatively (-)

• Lose; positively (+)

• Lose; negatively (-)

Metals (like Na) typically _____ electrons in the formation of ionic bonds.

• Gain

• Lose

• Keep the same

Nonmetals (like Cl) typically ____ electrons when they form ionic bonds.

• Gain

• Lose

• Keep the same

Which of the following pairs of elements could NOT react to form an ionic compound?

• Carbon and Oxygen

• Potassium and Fluorine

• Silver and Oxygen

• Aluminum and Chlorine

The desire for an element to have 8 atoms around it is called 

• Octet Rule
• Resonance
• Ionization energy
• Electronegativity

What two types of atoms make a covalent bond?

• 2 non-metals

• 1 metal and 1 non-metal

• 2 metals