Covalent Compounds Quiz

What kind of bond is formed when atoms share one or more pairs of electrons?

• Ionic bond

• Covalent bond

• Metallic bond

• Hydrogen bond

What is the distance between two bonded atoms at their minimum potential energy called?

• Electron cloud

• Atomic radius

• Bond length

• Nuclear distance

What is the result of the sharing of a pair of electrons between two atoms?

• Formation of metallic bond

• Formation of ionic bond

• Formation of hydrogen bond

• Formation of covalent bond

What is the energy required to break a bond between two atoms called?

• Activation energy

• Kinetic energy

• Potential energy

• Bond energy

What is the space that shared electrons move within called?

• Nuclear space

• Atomic space

• Electron cloud

• Molecular orbital

What is the average distance between the nuclei of two bonded atoms called?

• Electron cloud

• Bond length

• Atomic radius

• Nuclear distance

What is the bond that holds the two hydrogen atoms together called?

• Covalent bond

• Ionic bond

• Metallic bond

• Hydrogen bond

What is the region of high probability that is occupied by an individual electron as it travels with a wavelike motion in the three-dimensional space around one of two or more associated nuclei called?

• Atomic space

• Electron cloud

• Molecular orbital

• Nuclear space

What is the bond length between two hydrogen atoms at their lowest potential energy?

• 100 pm

• 75 pm

• 125 pm

• 50 pm

What is the bond formed when atoms share one or more pairs of electrons?

• Hydrogen bond

• Ionic bond

• Covalent bond

• Metallic bond