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Covalent Bonds - Kahn Academy

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

With ionic bonding atoms exchange electrons to bond. How do covalent bonds occur?

a)

by exchanging electrons.

b)

by sharing pairs of electrons

c)

by exchanging protons

d)

by exchanging neutrons

2.

How many valence electrons do oxygen atoms have? OR How many dots does an oxygen Lewis dot diagram have?

a)

2

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

3.

Having 6 valence electrons, how many valence electrons do ALL oxygen atoms desire to find/claim?

a)

1 more electrons

b)

2 more electrons

c)

4 more electrons

d)

7 more electrons

4.

When 2 oxygen atoms share pairs of electrons, they form ____________ bonds.

a)

covalent

b)

ionic

c)

metallic

5.

Can oxygen form a covalent bond with hydrogen?

a)

yes

b)

no

6.

Hydrogen and oxygen form covalent bonds. Wnen bonded with hydrogen, how many valence electrons does oxygen appear to have?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

7.

Fluorine is the most electronegative element. When bonding atoms that are very electronegative with atoms that are not so electronegative, what tends to happen to the electrons?

a)

The electrons tend to stay closer to the more electronegative atom

b)

The electrons tend to stay closer to the less electronegative atom

c)

The electrons are equally shared by both atoms

8.

When bonding covalently, if the electrons are unequally shared (the electrons tend to be closer to one atom than the other) is called a ____________ covalent bond.

a)

polar

b)

nonpolar

9.

Carbon with (4 valence electrons) bonds with oxygen (with 6 valence electrons). Predict the most common carbon and oxygen covalently bonded compound.

a)

CO

b)

CO2

c)

C2O4

d)

C4O2

10.

When nitrogen atoms bond with other nitrogen atoms, a nitrogen molecule is formed. Based on the fact that nitrogen has 5 valence electrons, predict the nitrogen's molecular formula?

a)

N

b)

N2

c)

N3

d)

N5

11.

Methane is a polar covalently bonded molecule bonding carbon and hydrogen together. What is methane's chemical formula?

a)

CH

b)

CH2

c)

C2H

d)

CH4