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Covalent Bonds

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How do covalent bonds form?
a)
Donating & receiving valence e- between atoms.
b)
Opposite slight charges attract each other between compounds.
c)
Scientists are still not sure how they form.
d)
Sharing valence e- between atoms.
2.
What two types of atoms make a covalent bond?
a)
2 Nonmetals
b)
1 Nonmetal and 1 Metal
c)
2 Metals
d)
2 Noble Gases
3.
Which of the following is NOT formed by a covalent bond?
a)
K2S
b)
H2O
c)
I2
d)
CO2
4.
Which of the following describes the strength of a covalent bond?
a)
Middle - Each atom shares an octet
b)
Middle - One atom gains an octet & the other loses.
c)
Weakest - it only forms because of another bond forming
d)
Strongest - each atom receives a "permanent" octet.
5.
What do we call a covalent bond where electrons are shared UNEVENLY or UNEQUALLY?
a)
Ionic
b)
Polar Covalent
c)
Nonpolar Covalent
d)
Van der Waals Force
6.
What type of bond is shown in this image?
a)
Ionic
b)
Polar Covalent
c)
Nonpolar Covalent
d)
Van der Waals Force
7.
What type of bond is shown in this picture?  It is the WEAKEST type & attracts one water compound to another!
a)
Ionic bond
b)
Polar Covalent
c)
Nonpolar Covalent
d)
Van der Waals force
8.
Which of the following is NOT considered a diatomic element?
a)
Carbon
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Chlorine
d)
Iodine
9.
Diatomic elements are defined as IDENTICAL elements that bond with each other (i.e. Oxygen with Oxygen).  What type of bond should they form?
a)
Ionic
b)
Polar Covalent
c)
Nonpolar Covalent
d)
Van der Waals force
10.
Diatomic elements are defined as IDENTICAL elements that bond with each other (i.e. Oxygen with Oxygen).  What do we call it when this forms?
a)
Compound
b)
Molecule
c)
Atom
d)
None of the above