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Bonding: Valence Electrons Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 28mins

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Class
Date
1.

What are valence electrons?

a)

The total number of electrons in an atom

b)

The number of electrons in the outermost shell

c)

The number of electrons in the second shell

d)

The number of protons in the outermost shell

2.

What are the elements (Be, Mg, Ca,...) in group 2 called?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Alkaline earth metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Nobel Gases

3.

Which spdf electron configuration is correct for an element with the notation: 2 - 8 - 8 - 2?

a)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2

b)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d2

c)

2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2

d)

1s2 2p8 3p8 4s2

4.

Why is 2-8-18-8-1 more stable then 2-8-18-9?

a)

2-8-18-8-1 has more energy levels

b)

2-8-18-8-1 has fewer electrons

c)

2-8-18-8-1 has full shells or half-full subshells which are more stable than incomplete subshells.

d)

2- 8-18-8-1 has more valence electrons

5.

Which of the following is false about covalent bonds?

a)

Forms by sharing electrons

b)

Forms between 2 nonmetals

c)

Represented by a line between atoms

d)

Forms by transferring electrons

6.

Which list of elements contains a metal, a metalloid, and a nonmetal?

a)

Ag, Si, I2

b)

Ge, As, Ne

c)

K, Cu, Br2

d)

S, Cl2 , Ar

7.

The elements on the Periodic Table are arranged in order of increasing...

a)

mass number

b)

atomic number

c)

number of isotopes

d)

number of valence electrons

8.

Which elements have the most similar chemical properties?

a)

boron and carbon

b)

oxygen and sulfur

c)

aluminum and bromine

d)

argon and silicon

9.

An atom of which element reacts with an atom of hydrogen to form a bond with the greatest degree of polarity?

a)

carbon

b)

fluorine

c)

nitrogen

d)

oxygen

10.

How many pairs of electrons are shared between the nitrogen atoms in a molecule of N2?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

6

11.

Elements that have atoms with stable valence electron configurations in the ground state are

a)

Group 1

b)

Group 2

c)

Group 17

d)

Group 18

12.

Which Group 15 element exists as diatomic molecules at STP?

a)

phosphorus

b)

nitrogen

c)

bismuth

d)

hydrogen

13.

Which diagram below shows the correct Lewis electron-dot diagram for a molecule PCl3?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

What is the correct name for PCl3?

a)

Diphosphorous trichloride

b)

Phosphorous Dichloride

c)

Phosphorus Trichlorine

d)

Phosphorous Trichloride

15.

Which statement is FALSE about Lewis dot diagrams?

a)

Lewis dot diagrams show how many electrons are in each energy level

b)

Lewis dot diagrams show only the valence electrons

c)

Lewis dot diagrams show how atoms bond to fulfill the Octet Rule

d)

Lewis dot diagrams use lines to represent shared electrons

16.

Which statement is FALSE about nonpolar covalent bonds?

a)

Electronegativity Difference below 0.4

b)

Contained in all diatomic molecules

c)

Shares electrons equally

d)

Shares electrons unequally

17.

Which statement is FALSE about the Lewis dot diagram in the picture?

a)

Each line represents 2 shared electrons

b)

Each line represents the bond between atoms

c)

Nitrogen requires 3 covalent bonds

d)

There are 14 valence electrons total being shared

18.

Which statement about the Lewis structure in the picture is FALSE?

a)

HBr forms a polar covalent bond

b)

HBr shares electrons equally

c)

HBr is called Hydrogen Monobromide

d)

HBr is more stable as a molecule then individual atoms