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WorksheetsIonic and Covalent Bonds
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Covalent bonds are between...
a)
Metal and Non-metal
b)
Non-metal and Non-metal
c)
Metal and Metal
2.
Ionic bonds are between...
a)
Metal and Non-metal
b)
Non-metal and Non-metal
c)
Metal and Metal
3.
Atoms are most stable when their outer shell is complete.
a)
true
b)
false
4.
Covalent bonds actually "share" electrons?
a)
true
b)
false
5.
How are covalent bonds formed?
a)
Sharing of electrons
b)
Transfer of electrons
6.
How are ionic bonds formed?
a)
Transfer of electrons
b)
Sharing of electrons
7.
Is hydrogen considered a metal or a non-metal?
a)
A metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
8.
Why do elements bond?
a)
To be friends
b)
To create a new element
c)
To become stable
9.
Is this ionic bond drawn correctly?
a)
Yes
b)
No
10.
What is a valence electron?
a)
The sum of neutrons and protons.
b)
The # of electrons in the last shell.
c)
A type of bond.
d)
A popular compound.
11.
Group numbers on the periodic table help us determine
a)
The number of valence electrons
b)
Color of the elements
12.
Where are metals located on the periodic table?
a)
Blue
b)
Green
c)
Red
13.
Where are the nonmetals located on the periodic table?
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Green
14.
Which of these is not a real bond in chemistry?
a)
James
b)
Ionic
c)
Covalent
15.
Charged atoms are called...
a)
anions
b)
cations
c)
ions
d)
protons
16.
Hydrogen Fluoride (HF) is a(n)
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
c)
anion
d)
cation
17.
Calcium Oxide's formula is________and is_________....
a)
CaO Covalent
b)
CaO2 Covalent
c)
CaO Ionic
d)
CaO3
18.
The bond formed when Mg combines with O2 is...
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
c)
Metallic
d)
Anion
19.
In an ionic bond electrons are
a)
lost or gained
b)
shared
c)
combined
d)
none of the above
20.
Oxygen has 6 valence electrons and it is diatomic. How many covalent bonds are there in an O2 molecule ?
a)
single
b)
double
c)
triple
d)
quatruple
21.
Metals tend to _______ electrons to become _____ ions.
a)
lose, positive
b)
gain, negative
c)
lose, negative
d)
gain positive
22.
Magnesium Bromide is a (an) ________ compound.
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
c)
metallic
d)
none of the above
23.
A double bond involved two pairs of electrons
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Sodium and chloride form a covalent bond.
a)
False
b)
True
25.
Atoms in a molecule are held together by
a)
the strong nucleur force
b)
chemical bonds
c)
gravity
26.
Mono means
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
three
d)
four
27.
Di- means
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
28.
Tri means
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
29.
Penta means
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
30.
Hexa means
a)
8
b)
7
c)
5
d)
6
31.
Which bond has the most strength?
a)
Double bond
b)
Triple bond
c)
Regular bond
d)
Ionic bond
32.
What is hydrogen?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Gas
33.
What of the following are NaCl
a)
Sodium and Phosporus
b)
Sodium and Chloride
c)
Sodium and Chlorine
d)
Sodium and Hydrogen
34.
What is the weakest covalent bond?
a)
single
b)
triple
c)
double
35.
N₂O₃ is what?
a)
Dinitrogen Dioxide
b)
Nitrogen Pentoxide
c)
Dinitrogen Trioxide
36.
Name the following compound:
CaO
CaO
a)
calcium oxide
b)
monocalcium monoxide
c)
calcium monoxide
d)
calcium oxygen
37.
What does Hexa mean?
a)
3
b)
2
c)
9
d)
6
38.
How would Disulfur Trioxide be written?
a)
S2O3
b)
S3O3
c)
S4O4
d)
S5O5
39.
The prefix TETRA means
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
40.
Gold is a
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
41.
What does the single line in H-H represent?
a)
the pair of electrons that are being shared.
b)
that hydrogen and hydrogen are being bonded
c)
that hydrogen and hydrogen equal each other
42.
True or False: Hydrogen is a metal
a)
False
b)
True
43.
An atom that has gained or lost an electron is called a ________
a)
ion
b)
ionic
c)
fatty
d)
loser
44.
An atom that loses electrons become
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral
d)
nothing
45.
An atom that gains an electron becomes
a)
negatve
b)
positive
c)
negative
d)
neutral
46.
Ionic or Covalent
CO
CO
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
47.
Ionic or Covalent
KBr
KBr
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
48.
How many single covalent bonds can carbon form?
a)
2
b)
1
c)
4
d)
3
49.
Which is true of binary ionic compounds?
a)
They consist of only 2 atoms.
b)
They have bonds that share 2 valence electrons.
c)
They contain 2 different anions.
d)
They consist of atoms of only 2 element types.
50.
Which is not a diatomic molecule in nature?
a)
fluorine
b)
nitrogen
c)
boron
d)
bromine
51.
Which is the charge that results when oxygen becomes an ion?
a)
+3
b)
+2
c)
-2
d)
-3
52.
Group 13 (3A) elements tend to most often acquire which charge when they form ions?
a)
-3
b)
+5
c)
+3
d)
-5
53.
Fluorine belongs to group 7A. How many covalent bonds are formed between 2 fluorine atoms?
a)
4
b)
2
c)
1
d)
3
54.
The prefix for naming five of a nonmetal element in a compound is...
a)
penta
b)
octo
c)
octet
d)
tri
55.
How many electrons should Hydrogen have around its Lewis dot model?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
7
d)
8
56.
How many electrons should Helium have around its Lewis dot model?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
7
d)
8
57.
How many electrons should Lithium have around its Lewis dot model?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
58.
How many electrons should Beryllium have around its Lewis dot model?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
59.
How many electrons should Boron have around its Lewis dot model?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
7
60.
How many electrons should Carbon have around its Lewis dot model?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
61.
How many electrons should Nitrogen have around its Lewis dot model?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
62.
How many electrons should Oxygen have around its Lewis dot model?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
63.
How many electrons should Flourine have around its Lewis dot model?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
64.
How many electrons should Neon have around its Lewis dot model?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
65.
How many electrons should Sodium have around its Lewis dot model?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
66.
How many electrons should Argon have around its Lewis dot model?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
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