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Bond Character and Calculating Delta EN

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

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1.

Arrange these elements in order of increasing electronegativity: antimony, fluorine, indium, selenium

a)

antimony, fluorine, indium, selenium

b)

indium, selenium, antimony, fluorine,

c)

indium, fluorine, selenium antimony

d)

indium, antimony, selenium, fluorine

2.

Arrange these elements in order of increasing electronegativities: francium, gallium, germanium, phosphorus, zinc

a)

phosphorus, zinc, francium, gallium, germanium

b)

francium, gallium, germanium, phosphorus, zinc

c)

phosphorus, francium, gallium, germanium zinc

d)

francium, zinc, gallium, germanium, phosphorus

3.

Which atom has the LOWER electronegativity?

a)

Na

b)

Li

4.

Which atom has the LOWER electronegativity?

a)

Cs

b)

Rb

5.

Which atom has the LOWER electronegativity?

a)

Ba

b)

Cs

6.

Which atom has the LOWER electronegativity?

a)

Cl

b)

Br

7.

Which atom has the LOWER electronegativity?

a)

Fe

b)

Ni

8.

Which atom has the LOWER electronegativity?

a)

Br

b)

I

9.

Which atom has the LOWER electronegativity?

a)

S

b)

Cl

10.

Which atom has the LOWER electronegativity?

a)

Ca

b)

Mg

11.

Calculate ΔEN for Pb-S

a)

1.1

b)

-0.1

c)

0.1

d)

3.7

12.

Calculate ΔEN for Na-Br

a)

1.9

b)

0.9

c)

2.8

d)

1.0

13.

Which type of bond is created between C-N?

a)

Polar Covalent

b)

Non-polar Covalent

c)

Ionic

d)

Metallic

14.

Which type of bond is created between Na-I?

a)

Polar Covalent

b)

Non-polar Covalent

c)

Ionic

d)

Metallic

15.

The relative tendency of an atom to attract electrons to itself when it is bonded to another atom is _____

a)

ionization energy

b)

electronegativity

c)

electron affinity

d)

electromotive force

16.

The lower electronegativites are possessed by the most active ____

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

transition elements

17.

In general, within a family of elements on the periodic table, as atomic number increases, the electronegativity _____

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

remains the same

d)

shows no trend

18.

What type of bond is formed as a result of the transfer of electrons?

a)

covalent

b)

metallic

c)

ionic

d)

intermolecular

19.

Large differences in the elctronegativity between two atoms results in ____

a)

polyatomic ions

b)

covalent bonding

c)

metallic bonding

d)

ionic bonding

20.

Based on electronegativies, which of the following would you expect to be most ionic?

a)

N2

b)

NaF

c)

CO

d)

there is no way to tell