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bonding

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

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1.

Sodium reacts with chlorine to form sodium chloride.


Which statements describe what happens to the sodium atoms in this reaction?


1 Sodium atoms form positive ions.

2 Sodium atoms form negative ions.

3 Sodium atoms gain electrons.

4 Sodium atoms lose electrons.

a)

1 and 3

b)

1 and 4

c)

2 and 3

d)

2 and 4

2.

What type of bond forms when 2 or more electrons are SHARED?

a)

Covalent bond

b)

Incomplete bond

c)

Ionic bond

d)

Metallic bond

3.

Which of the following is an example of an IONIC COMPOUND?

a)

NaCl

b)

H2O

c)

CO2

d)

NO

4.

Which of the following is an example of a COVALENT COMPOUND?

a)

H2S

b)

KI

c)

CaCl2

d)

MgO

5.

What would you name this molecule?

a)

SNa3

b)

H3O

c)

NaCl

d)

H2O

6.

What molecule is this?

a)

CO

b)

CO2

c)

C2O

d)

C2O2

7.

Which is the correct name for CaBr2?

a)

Calcium Bromine

b)

Bromine Calcium

c)

Calcium Bromide

8.

Nitrogen will ____ valence electrons when forming an ionic bond.

a)

gain 1

b)

lose 1

c)

gain 3

d)

lose 3

9.

Nitrogen will form which of the following ions?

a)

N

b)

N-3

c)

N-5

d)

N+5

10.

What determines how ionic bonds will form?

a)

Number of protons

b)

Mass of the atom

c)

Number of total electrons

d)

Number of valence electrons

11.

Which of the following compounds has a tetrahedral molecular shape?

a)

Br2

b)

CO2

c)

NF3

d)

CH4

12.

What molecular shape is this?

a)

Tetrahedral

b)

Trigonal Planar

c)

Linear

d)

Bent

13.

Magnesium bromide is an ionic compound with the chemical formula MgBr₂. What does the "2" tell you?

a)

There are 2 bromide ions for every magnesium ion

b)

Bromide has a 2- charge

c)

Bromide has a 2+ charge

d)

There are 2 magnesium ions to every bromide ion

14.

How many more electrons are needed to fill an outermost energy level of a Carbon atom?

a)

its already full, 0 needed

b)

2

c)

4

d)

carbon is a nonmetal, it has no electrons

15.

Whats the formula

Sr+2 + (CO3)-2

a)

Sr(CO3)

b)

Sr2 (CO3)2

c)

Sr1(CO)5

d)

Sr(CO5)

16.

To form a charge of +2 an atom must _ electrons. To form -3 it must _ electrons.

a)

Gain 2; Lose 3

b)

Gain 3; Lose 2

c)

Lose 2; Gain 3

d)

Lose 3; Gain 2

17.

Which has every carbon atom covalently bonded to four other atoms?

a)

graphite

b)

diamond

c)

fullerene

d)

none of these

18.

Which is used as a cutting tool and in jewelry?

a)

graphite

b)

diamond

c)

fullerene

d)

none of these

19.

Giant lattice structure held together by attraction between positive and negatively charged ions

a)

simple covalent molecules

b)

metallic

c)

ionic

d)

giant covalent

20.

The following properties are all characteristics of ionic compounds EXCEPT

a)

high melting and boiling points

b)

soft

c)

crystal lattice structure

d)

conduct electricity when dissolved in water