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Atomic Structure & Bonding

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the (-) charge outside of the nucleus called? 
a)
Proton
b)
Electron
c)
Neutron
d)
Quark
2.
What is the (+) charge inside of the nucleus called? 
a)
Proton
b)
Electron
c)
Neutron
d)
Quark
3.
What is the neutral charge inside of the nucleus called? 
a)
Proton
b)
Electron
c)
Neutron
d)
Quark
4.
What element is shown in the picture? 
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Helium
c)
Lithium
d)
Beryllium 
5.
What element has the element symbol "Si"
a)
Sulfur
b)
Sodium
c)
Sillicon
d)
Sellinum 
6.
What is the element symbol for Silver?
a)
Au
b)
Ag
c)
S
d)
Si
7.
How many protons does Boron have? 
a)
10
b)
11
c)
5
d)
6
8.
How many neutrons does Boron have? 
a)
10
b)
11
c)
5
d)
6
9.
How many electrons does Boron have? 
a)
10
b)
11
c)
5
d)
6
10.
What group is Chlorine in?
a)
Alkali Metals
b)
Transition Metals
c)
Halogens
d)
Noble Gases
11.
What group is Calcium in? 
a)
Alkali Metals
b)
Alkaline Earth Metals
c)
Transition Metals
d)
Metalloids
12.
How many shells does Magnesium have? 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.
How many electrons can fit on the first shell in a Bohr Model? 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
6
d)
8
14.
How many electrons fit on the 2nd shell in a Bohr Model? 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
8
d)
18
15.
Is Helium a metal or non-metal? 
a)
Metal 
b)
Non-metal
16.
Is Hydrogen a metal or non-metal? 
a)
Metal 
b)
Non-metal
17.
Is Gold a metal or nonmetal?
a)
Metal
b)
Non-metal
18.
How many valence electrons does Iodine have? 
a)
1
b)
5
c)
7
d)
17
19.
How many valence electrons does Lithium have? 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
8
20.
What period would the element belong in? 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
21.
What is the atomic number of the element? 
a)
1
b)
4
c)
8
d)
14
22.
What is the name of the element? 
a)
Beryllium 
b)
Sulfur
c)
Silicon
d)
Potassium 
23.
Would Calcium and Chlorine form an ionic or covalent bond?
a)
Ionic 
b)
Covalent
24.
Would Carbon and Fluorine form an ionic or covalent bond?
a)
Ionic 
b)
Covalent
25.
What is the name of the ionic compound when Magnesium and Chlorine combine? 
(MgCl2)
a)
Magnesium Chlorine
b)
Magnesium Chloride
c)
Monomagnesium Dichloride
d)
Magnesium Dichloride
26.
What is the name of the covalent compound when Sulfur and Oxygen combine? 
(SO)
a)
Sulfur Oxygen
b)
Sulfur Oxide
c)
Monosulfide monoxide
d)
Sulfer monoxide
27.
What is the chemical formula when Lithium (+1) and Oxygen (-2) combine? 
a)
Li1O2
b)
LiO
c)
Li3O1
d)
Li2O
28.
What is the chemical formula when Calcium (+2) and Nitrogen (-3) combine? 
a)
Ca2N3
b)
Ca3N2
c)
CaN
d)
Ca5N
29.
True or False: Ionic Compounds are made of two non-metals. 
a)
True
b)
False
30.
True or False: Covalent Compounds are made of two non-metals. 
a)
True
b)
False
31.
True or False: Covalent compounds use prefixes and share electrons. 
a)
True
b)
False
32.
True or False: Ionic compounds change the ending of the second element to -ide and do NOT use prefixes.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
True or False: An atom that gains an electron becomes a negative ion. 
a)
True
b)
False
34.
These travel up and down in the periodic table and contain elements with similar characteristics 
a)
Groups
b)
Periods 
35.
These travel left to right and tell you how many valence shells an element has. 
a)
Groups
b)
Periods
36.
Would you transfer (draw arrows) or share (circle) when completing the bonding for this example? 
a)
Transfer (draw arrows)
b)
Share (circle)
37.
True or False: You can add both electrons to the chlorine from calcium? 
a)
True
b)
False
38.
Would you transfer (draw arrows) or share (circle) when completing the bonding for this example? 
a)
Transfer (draw arrows)
b)
Share (circle)
39.
True or False: You would need to add one more Hydrogen to complete Sulfur's valence shell. 
a)
True
b)
False
40.
True or False: The model of an atom has gotten less complex over time. 
a)
True
b)
False