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Chemical Bonding

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What ending is used for the names of negative ions formed when atoms gain (steal) electrons?
a)
ade
b)
ate
c)
ion
d)
ide
2.
What type of bond is formed when electrons are transferred (stolen, or given) from one atom to another?
a)
Ionic Bond
b)
Covalent Bond
c)
Metallic Bond
d)
Acidic Bond
3.
What is an interaction that holds 2 atoms together called?
a)
Chemical Bond
b)
Covalent Bond
c)
Ionic Bond
d)
Metallic Bond
4.
What is a repeating three-dimensional pattern that forms when ions bond called?
a)
Crystal Lattice
b)
Crystal Lettuce 
c)
Crystal Configuration
d)
Quartz
5.
What are the electrons in the outer most level called?
a)
Outer level electrons
b)
Protons
c)
Neutrons
d)
Valence Electrons
6.
What type of bond forms when atoms share electrons?
a)
Ionic Bond
b)
Covalent Bond
c)
Metallic Bond
d)
Gold Bond Medicated Powder
7.
What does an atomic number tell you about an atom?
a)
Number of Protons in an atom or ion
b)
Number of Neutrons in an atom or ion
c)
Number of Nuclei in an atom or ion
d)
Number of fingers on a hand
8.
How many more electrons are needed to fill an outermost energy level of a Carbon atom?
a)
its already full, 0 needed
b)
2
c)
4
d)
carbon is a nonmetal, it has no electrons
9.
Which of the following is an example of a diatomic element found in nature?
a)
Gold
b)
Potassium
c)
Oxygen
d)
Plutonium
10.
Which of the following properties of metal means it can be drawn into wires?
a)
malleability
b)
ductility
c)
electrical conductivity
d)
flexibility
11.
What allows metals to bond?
a)
overlapping valence electrons
b)
low number of valence electrons
c)
high number of valence electrons
d)
nonmetals
12.
What is a charged atom called?
a)
ion
b)
ide
c)
bond
d)
Tyler
13.
What do metal atoms form when they lose (give away) valence electrons?
a)
negative ions
b)
positive ions
c)
negative nonmetals
d)
positive semiconductors
14.
Neutral atoms covalently bonded together form a _________________.
a)
Molecule
b)
Ion
c)
Cation
d)
Anion
15.
Where does the energy come from when ionic bonds are formed?
a)
Energy comes from the positive metal
b)
Energy comes from the negative metal
c)
Energy comes from the positive nonmetal
d)
Energy comes from the negative nonmetal
16.
What is used to show the valence electrons in an atom?
a)
Electron-dot diagram
b)
lines
c)
molecule
d)
covalent bond
17.
The ability of metal to be hammered into thin sheets is called _________________.
a)
ductility
b)
malleablility
c)
moving electrons
d)
construction work
18.
How many atoms of carbon are used to make a molecule of sugar, C12H22O11?
a)
12
b)
22
c)
11
d)
Sugar is not a molecule
19.
What are the only parts of atoms that make chemical bonds?
a)
Protons in the nucleus
b)
Neutrons in the nucleus
c)
Electrons in the nucleus
d)
Valence Electrons
20.
Why don't noble gases normally form chemical bonds?
a)
They have only 2 valence electrons
b)
Their outer level electrons are empty
c)
They have 8 neutrons
d)
They have a full valence electron shell
21.
What type of bond forms when metals react with nonmetals?
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
c)
metallic
d)
James
22.
What type of bond forms when a nonmetal reacts with a nonmetal?
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
c)
metallic
d)
James
23.
What type of bond forms when a metal reacts with another metal?
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
c)
metallic
d)
James
24.
What type of bond is formed with Sodium (Na) bonds with Chlorine (Cl) to make sodium chloride (table salt)?
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
c)
metallic
d)
James
25.
What type of bond is formed when carbon reacts with 2 oxygen atoms to form CO2 (carbon dioxide)
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
c)
metallic
d)
James