Exploring Ionic and Covalent Bonds

What are the two most simple types of bonds?

• Ionic and Covalent

• Metallic and Ionic

• Hydrogen and Covalent

• Van der Waals and Ionic

What is a covalent bond?

• A bond where electrons are transferred

• A bond where atoms share protons

• A bond where two atoms share their electrons

• A bond where atoms are held together by magnetic forces

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Which elements typically form covalent bonds?

• Metals

• Nonmetals

• Alkali metals

• Noble gases

What is a nonpolar covalent bond?

• A bond where protons are shared

• A bond where electrons are transferred

• A bond where electrons are shared unequally

• A bond where electrons are shared equally

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In a nonpolar covalent bond, how are the electrons shared?

• Unequally

• Equally

• Not shared at all

• Transferred

What is the formula for hydrochloric acid?

• H2SO4

• NaCl

• HCl

• H2O

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What type of bond holds hydrochloric acid together?

• Metallic bond

• Nonpolar covalent bond

• Ionic bond

• Polar covalent bond

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What is an ionic bond?

• A bond where electrons are transferred between atoms

• A bond where atoms are held together by magnetic forces

• A bond where protons are shared

• A bond where electrons are shared equally

What is a cation?

• An ion with a positive charge

• An ion with no charge

• An ion with a negative charge

• A neutral atom

What happens to sodium's electron when it forms an ionic bond with chlorine?

• It remains with sodium

• It is transferred to chlorine

• It is shared unequally

• It is shared equally