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Ionic and Covalent bond test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Covalent bonds actually "share" electrons?

a)

true

b)

false

2.
Is hydrogen considered a metal or a non-metal?
a)
A metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
3.
Covalent bonds are between...
a)
Metal and Non-metal
b)
Non-metal and Non-metal
c)
Metal and Metal
4.

What is a valence electron?

a)

The sum of neutrons and protons.

b)

The number of electrons in the last energy level of an atom

c)

A type of bond.

d)

A popular compound.

5.

Is this ionic bond drawn correctly?

a)

Yes

b)

No

6.
Ionic bonds are between...
a)
Metal and Non-metal
b)
Non-metal and Non-metal
c)
Metal and Metal
7.
Atoms are most stable when their outer shell is complete.
a)
true
b)
false
8.
How are covalent bonds formed?
a)
Sharing of electrons
b)
Transfer of electrons
9.
How are ionic bonds formed?
a)
Transfer of electrons
b)
Sharing of electrons
10.

Why do elements bond?

a)

To be friends

b)

To create a new element

c)

To become stable

d)

To form an ion

11.
Where are the metalloids located on the periodic table?
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Green
12.
Where are metals located on the periodic table?
a)
Blue
b)
Green
c)
Red
13.
Where are the nonmetals located on the periodic table? 
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Green
14.

Two or more atoms held together by a chemical bond is called what?

a)

A molecule

b)

A molecure

c)

A cation

d)

An anion

15.
Which of these is not a real bond in chemistry?
a)
James
b)
Ionic
c)
Covalent
16.
An electron has what kind of charge?
a)
no charge
b)
positive 
c)
negative
d)
it depends
17.
a proton has what charge?
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
no charge
d)
it depends
18.
Atoms that gain electrons become...
a)
negatively charged
b)
positively charged
c)
remain neutrally charged
d)
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19.

What happens when an atom loses an electron?

a)

It becomes Negatively Charged

b)

It remains neutral because the proton also leaves.

c)

It becomes Positively Charged

d)

It stays the same.

20.

What are covalent bonds (detailed)

a)

A covalent bond, is a chemical bond that involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms. These electron pairs are known as shared pairs or bonding pairs, it is known as covalent bonding.

b)

An atom

c)

An ion

d)

A covalent bond is a type of chemical bonding that involves the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions. It is one of the main types of bonding along with ionic bonding and Metallic bonding.