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Chemical Bonds

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Would Magnesium tend to bond with Oxygen?
a)
yes
b)
no
2.
What would the chemical formula be for magnesium and oxygen?
a)
MgO
b)
Mg2O
c)
MgO2
3.
Would Argon tend to bond with Oxygen?
a)
Yes, because they are in the same period.
b)
No, because Argon is a noble gas and has full valence shell.
4.
Would Sodium tend to bond with Chlorine?
a)
Yes, the formula would be Na2Cl.
b)
Yes, the formula would be NaCl.
c)
No, they are too far apart on the periodic table.
5.
Is this compound ionic or covalent?
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
6.
What would the chemical formula be for this compound?
a)
MgCl
b)
Mg2Cl
c)
MgCl2
d)
Mg2Cl2
7.
Is this compound ionic or covalent?
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
8.
What is the name of this compound?
a)
Magnesium chloride
b)
Magnesium dichloride
c)
Monomagnesium dichloride
d)
Magnesium chlorine
9.
What would the chemical formula be for this compound?
a)
H2O
b)
HO2
c)
HO
d)
OH
10.
Is this compound ionic or covalent?
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
11.
What would the chemical formula be for this compound?
a)
CO2
b)
C2O
c)
CO
d)
COO
12.
What is the name for this compound 
a)
Carbon oxide
b)
Carbon monoxide
c)
Carbon dioxide
d)
Carbon oxygen
13.
Is this picture ionic or covalent?
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
14.
What is the chemical formula for this compound?
a)
AlCl3
b)
Cl3Al
c)
AlCl
d)
AlCl2
15.
What is the name for this compound?
a)
Aluminum trichloride
b)
Aluminum chloride
c)
Chlorine aluminumide
d)
Chlorine aluminum
16.
What subatomic particle helps elements form chemical bonds? 
a)
valence neutrons
b)
valence protons
c)
valence electrons
d)
valence nucleus
17.
What kind of bond is the compound pictured?
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
18.
How do you know the type of bond H & N make? 
a)
both elements are nonmetals
b)
one element is metal and the other is nonmetal
19.
What is the chemical formula for this compound? 
a)
NH3
b)
N3H
20.
Will this compound have a Charge or is it Neutral?
a)
charge
b)
neutral
21.
When Hydrogen and Nitrogen combine, is this a Chemical or Physical change? 
a)
chemical
b)
physical
22.
How should you change this image to represent an ionic bond between sodium and fluorine?
a)
Move 7 electrons from fluorine to sodium.
b)
Move one electron from fluorine to sodium.
c)
Move one electron from sodium to fluorine.
d)
Nothing. It already represents an ionic bond.
23.
A compound containing sodium and chlorine, in a binary ionic compound, would be named 
a)
sodium chlorine
b)
sodium chlorate
c)
sodide chlorine
d)
sodium chloride
24.
Use IUPAC nomenclature rules to properly identify the following compound: K2O
a)
potassium oxide
b)
potassium (I) oxide
c)
dipotassium oxide
d)
dipotassium monoxide
25.
Carbon and fluorine combine covalently to form a binary compound. What is the formula of the compound with the name carbon tetrafluoride?
a)
C4F
b)
CF4
c)
C4F4
d)
CF
26.
Use the IUPAC nomenclature rules to give the name for the following compound:  N2O3
a)
nitrogen oxide
b)
nitrogen (II) oxide
c)
nitrogen trioxide
d)
dinitrogen trioxide
27.
Lithium is a metal with an oxidation number of 1+ and oxygen is a nonmetal with an oxidation number of 2-. Which chemical formula represents the compound formed by these two elements?
a)
Li2O
b)
Li3O
c)
LiO
d)
LiO2
28.
An atom of an element with two valence electrons reacts with two atoms of an element with atomic number 17 to form an ionic compound. What is the compound MOST LIKELY formed as described?
a)
CaF2
b)
MgCl2
c)
CO2
d)
BeBr2
29.
Which type of bond conducts electricity?
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
30.
Which type of bond has high boiling and melting points?
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
31.
Which type of bond is soft?
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
32.
Which type of bond is not soluable in water?
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
33.
Which type of bond is less flammable?
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
34.
Which type of bond is more flammable?
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
35.
Which type of bond is hard and inflexible (brittle)?
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
36.
Which type of bond shares electrons?
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
37.
Which type of bond transfers electrons?
a)
ionic
b)
covalent