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Bonding & Lewis Structures

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a valence electron?

a)

electron found in a middle shell

b)

electron found in outermost shell

c)

electron found in innermost shell

d)

electron not found in a shell

2.

Ionic bonding involves

a)

transfer of electrons

b)

sharing of electrons

c)

holding onto electrons

d)

electrons are not involved

3.

What do atoms that form positive ions tend to do?

a)

lose electrons

b)

gain electrons

c)

lose protons

d)

gain protons

4.

What usually forms a positive ion?

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

c)

metalloid

d)

there is no way to tell

5.

Covalent compounds

a)

contain a sea of electrons

b)

share electrons

c)

transfer electrons

d)

conduct electricity

6.

What 2 types of atoms make a covalent bond?

a)

2 metals

b)

2 noble gases

c)

2 nonmetals

d)

1 metal & 1 nonmetal

7.

What type of bond forms between Be & F?

a)

no bond forms

b)

covalent bond

c)

ionic bond

d)

metallic bond

8.

How many valence electrons does Oxygen have?

a)

8

b)

5

c)

6

d)

1

9.

How many connection points does carbon have to bond?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

10.

By replacing the element symbol, this could be a diagram of which element?

a)

Li

b)

Al

c)

C

d)

Be

11.

How many valence electrons should boron (B) have around its lewis dot structure?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

4

d)

3

12.

Which geometric molecular shape is shown?

a)

bent

b)

trigonal planar

c)

trigonal pyramidal

d)

tetrahedral

13.

Which geometric molecular shape is shown?

a)

bent

b)

trigonal pyramidal

c)

tetrahedral

d)

trigonal planar

14.

Which geometric molecular shape is shown?

a)

trigonal planar

b)

linear

c)

bent

d)

trigonal pyramidal

15.

Which is the correct lewis dot structure for Ne?

a)

A

b)

D

c)

F

d)

H