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Chemical Compounds

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is an ionic compound?
a)
Glucose
b)
Water
c)
Sodium Chloride
d)
Vegetable Oil
2.
What kind of compound rarely dissolves in water?
a)
Ionic Compounds
b)
Covalent Compounds
c)
Acids
d)
Bases
3.
_______________ compounds share electrons.
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
c)
metallic
d)
acidic
4.
What type of compounds are brittle and generally have a high melting point?
a)
ionic compounds
b)
covalent compounds
c)
acids
d)
bases
5.

What force of attraction holds atoms or ions together?

a)

Chemical Bond

b)

Covalent Bond

c)

Ionic Bond

d)

Jimmy Neutron

6.
Why should you NEVER taste or touch an unknown chemical?
a)
It could be corrosive
b)
It could be slippery
c)
It could smell bad
d)
It could explode
7.

What color do acids turn litmus paper?

a)

Red

b)

Yellow

c)

Blue

d)

Green

8.
What type of compound is used in many household cleaners and feels slippery?
a)
Acids
b)
Bases
c)
Neutral 
d)
Corrosive
9.

Alkanes are also called _______________

a)

saturated hydrocarbons

b)

unsaturated hydrocarbons

c)

nucleotides

d)

Alkenes and Alkynes

10.
What is a substance that will change color depending upon conditions such as pH?
a)
Indicators
b)
Ionic Compounds
c)
Covalent Compounds
d)
Hydrocarbons
11.
What is a value used to express acidity or alkalinity called?
a)
pH
b)
Acid
c)
Base
d)
Neutralization Reaction
12.
What is made when an acid neutralizes a base?
a)
Water
b)
Salt
c)
Water and Salt
d)
None of the above
13.

What type of reaction occurs when you mix an acid and a base?

a)

Decomposition Reaction

b)

Synthesis Reaction

c)

Neutralization Reaction

d)

Combustion Reaction

14.
If a substance has a pH of 12.5, what type of substance is it?
a)
Acid
b)
Base
c)
Neutral
d)
Salt
15.
If almost all of the molecules of a base break apart when dissolved in water, the base is
a)
weak
b)
strong
c)
neutral
d)
bitter
16.

What do we call an organic compound that carries genetic information?

a)

Nucleic Acid

b)

Lipid

c)

Hydrocarbon

d)

Indicator

17.

Organic compounds made by living things are called ____________________.

a)

Biochemicals

b)

Acids

c)

Bases

d)

Salts

18.

Enzymes that increase the rate of chemical reactions in biological systems are called ____________.

a)

Proteins

b)

Nucleic Acids

c)

Bases

d)

Lipids

19.

What type of hydrocarbon has double and triple bonds between carbon atoms?

a)

saturated

b)

unsaturated

c)

aromatic

d)

neutral

20.
An organic compound made of only hydrogen and carbon is called a ___________________.
a)
Nucleic Acid
b)
Lipid
c)
Hydrocarbon
d)
Salt
21.

What kind of compound is made from the attraction between oppositely charged ions?

a)

Covalent

b)

Metallic

c)

Ionic

d)

Chemical

22.

What type of compound has a sour taste?

a)

acid

b)

base

c)

water

d)

neutral solution

23.

What type of bond is formed between a metal and a nonmetal

a)

ionic

b)

covalent

c)

metallic

d)

basic

24.

What type of compound is formed between nonmetals only?

a)

ionic

b)

covalent

c)

metallic

d)

acidic

25.

If a substance has a pH of 4.5, what type of substance is it?

a)

acid

b)

base

c)

neutral

d)

salt