Exploring Ionic and Covalent Bond Properties

What is a common method to differentiate between sugar and salt?

• By tasting them

• By feeling their texture

• By looking at their color

• By smelling them

What type of elements combine to form ionic compounds?

• A metal and a non-metal

• Two metals

• A metalloid and a non-metal

• Two non-metals

Which of the following is an example of an ionic compound?

• Water

• Carbon dioxide

• Sodium chloride

• Sucrose

What type of bond involves the sharing of valence electrons?

• Ionic bond

• Covalent bond

• Metallic bond

• Hydrogen bond

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NGSS.HS-PS1-1

Which of the following is a covalent compound?

• Sodium hydroxide

• Water

• Table salt

• Sodium bicarbonate

What is the smallest particle of a covalent compound that still has the properties of the compound?

• Crystal lattice

• Atom

• Ion

• Molecule

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which type of compound generally has high melting and boiling points?

• Covalent compounds

• Metallic compounds

• Ionic compounds

• Hydrogen compounds

What happens to ionic compounds when they are dissolved in water?

• They form molecules

• They dissociate into ions

• They remain unchanged

• They evaporate

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What is the term for ionic substances that conduct electricity in aqueous solutions?

• Conductors

• Semiconductors

• Electrolytes

• Insulators

What determines the polarity of covalent molecular compounds?

• The size of the atoms

• The number of atoms

• The temperature of the environment

• The electronegativity difference between bonded atoms