WorksheetsStogs GCSE Interleaving Bonding L
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
A covalent bond is:
A shared electron
A strong electrostatic force of attraction between ions
A strong electrostatic force of attraction between atoms
A shared pair of electrons
A single line drawn between two atoms represents:
A single covalent bond
A single electron
A shared pair of electrons
A single proton
How many covalent bonds are there in total in a molecule of methane, CH4 ?
1
2
3
4
How many covalent bonds are there in a single molecule of oxygen, O2 ?
1
2
3
4
A covalent bond is strong because:
There are strong electrostatic forces of attraction between the atoms.
There are strong electrostatic forces of attraction between the shared electron pair and the two bonding nuclei.
Electrons are strong.
Electron pairs are strong.
An anion is:
An onion which has gone bad.
A positive ion.
A negative ion.
A molecule.
A cation is:
Another word for a cat.
A positive ion.
A negative ion.
A molecule.
An atom becomes an ion by:
Losing or gaining protons.
Losing or gaining neutrons.
Losing or gaining electrons.
Losing or gaining mass.
In ionic bonding:
Atoms give and receive electrons.
Atoms give and receive electron pairs.
Atoms give away electrons.
Atoms gain electrons.
A compound with an -ate ending:
Contains oxygen only.
Contains sulphur.
Contains oxygen in addition to two other elements.
Contains nitrogen.
What ion is formed when sulphur reacts to become part of an ionic compound?
1+
2+
2-
1-
What ion is formed when aluminium reacts to become part of an ionic compound?
1+
2+
3+
4+
Ionic compounds are strong because they are held together by:
Covalent bonds
Ionic bonds
Strong electrostatic forces of attraction between oppositely charged ions.
Strong electrostatic forces of attraction between electrons.
What is the sulphate ion?
S2-
S2+
SO42-
SO42+
What is the nitrate ion?
NO2-
NO22-
NO3-
NO32-
What is the ammonium ion?
NH3
NH4+
NH4-
NH42-
Name the compound MgCO3
Magnesium carbonite
Magnesium carbonate
Magnesium carbon
Magnesium carbonide
Name the compound Na2SO4
Sodium suphide
Sodium sulphite
Sodium sulphate
Magnesium sulphide
Give the formula of potassium iodide.
KI
K2I2
K2I
KI2
Give the formula of sodium sulphate.
NaSO4
NaSO
Na2SO
Na2SO4
What is the formula of magnesium nitrate?
MgNO3
Mg2NO3
Mg(NO3)2
MgNO2
What is the formula of aluminium carbonate?
Al(CO3)3
Al2(CO3)3
Al3(CO2)2
Al2CO3
What is the formula of ammonium hydroxide?
(NH4)2OH
NH4OH
NH6O
NH3O
What is the formula of magnesium oxide?
MgO
Mg2O2
Mg2O
MgO2
What is the formula of zinc hydroxide?
Zn(OH)3
ZnOH
Zn2OH
Zn(OH)2
What is the formula of magnesium nitride?
Mg(NO3)2
MgNO3
Mg3N2
MgN
At room temperature and pressure, what state symbol should be used for water?
S
L
G
Aq
There is a bottle of hydrochloric acid, concentration 2moldm-3, in the lab. What state symbol should it have on the bottle?
S
L
G
Aq
Select the correct equation.
Ca2CO3 → Ca2O +CO2
CaCO3 +O2 → O2 +CaO +CO2
2CaCO3 → CaO + CO2
CaCO3 → CaO +CO2
Select the correct equation for the following reaction:
iron reacting with sulphur to form iron (II) sulphide.
Fe +S +2O2 → FeSO4
Fe +S +O2 → FeSO4
Fe +S → FeS
Fe +2S → FeS2
