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Ionic/Covalent Bonding

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How do Covalent bonds form?
a)
When they are put together.
b)
When two atoms connect.
c)
When two atoms try and take the other's electrons.
d)
When two atoms give their electrons to each other.
2.
Identify S2Cl2
a)
Trisulfur monoxide
b)
Disulfur monoxide
c)
Tetrasulfur monoxide
d)
Hexasulfur monoxide
3.
What does the prefix tetra mean?
a)
Three
b)
Four
c)
Six
4.
What type of metal is hydrogen?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
5.
What is it called if there are three-pairs of electrons being shared?
a)
Tetra bond
b)
Triple bond
c)
Hexa bond
6.
What do the prefixes in the front of the element tell you?
a)
Their meaning
b)
Number of electrons in the molecule
c)
Number of atoms in the molecule
7.
Atoms in a covalent bond are?
a)
More stable
b)
Less stable
8.
True or False: Are atoms more stable when bonded together, or when they're apart?
a)
True; they are more stable when bonded together.
b)
False; they are not more stable when bonded together.
9.
Single bonds are _____, Double bonds are _____, and Triple bonds are _____
a)
Weakest, strongest, medium
b)
Strongest, medium, weakest
c)
Weakest, medium, strongest.
10.
Identify NO
a)
Nitrous Oxygen
b)
Nitrogen Monoxide
c)
Nitrous Monoxide
11.
What is the distance called between two atoms when they have the most stable balance?
a)
Bond length
b)
Electron length
c)
Atomic length
12.
As atoms move closer, what happens to the energy?
a)
It increases because it's more stable.
b)
It decreases because the nucleus lowers the potential energy.
13.
What happens to the atoms' potential energy when they move together? 
a)
They start to joint together
b)
They start to repel to each other
c)
They explode.
14.
Covalent bonds are formed between
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
15.
What is the definition of ionic bonding?
a)
Two ions get together and lose electrons to become more stable.
b)
Two ions get together and exchange electrons to become more stable.