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18.2 Types of Bonds

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What elements generally make an ionic bond?
a)
metal and nonmetal
b)
2 or more nonmetals
c)
metal
d)
none of the above
2.
What elements generally make a covalent bond?
a)
metal and nonmetal
b)
2 or more nonmetals
c)
metal
d)
none of the above
3.
When forming an ionic bond, a metal atom
a)
Gains electrons to form a cation
b)
Loses electrons to form a cation
c)
Gains electrons to form an anion
d)
Loses electrons to form an anion
4.
An ionic bond forms when 
a)
Valence electrons are shared
b)
a sea of mobile electrons surround the cations
c)
valence electrons are transferred between atoms
d)
none of the above
5.
Predict the bond that will form between Be and F.
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
6.

A chemical bond that is formed between oppositely charged ions.

a)

compound

b)

ion

c)

covalent bond

d)

ionic bond

7.

The force that holds together atoms to form a substance.

a)

compound

b)

ion

c)

chemical bond

d)

ionic bond

8.

Which of the following is a characteristic property of ionic compounds?

a)

They form crystalline solids and have low melting points.

b)

Form solids and gases at room temperature.

c)

They form hard crystals with high melting points.

d)

They are generally gases with extremely high boiling points.

9.

A covalent bond in which electrons are shared unequally is

a)

polar.

b)

polyatomic.

c)

ionic.

d)

a double bond.

10.

A compound formed as a result of electron sharing is called a(n)

a)

ionic compound

b)

ion

c)

molecule

d)

metal

11.

In a nonpolar covalent bond, electrons are shared:

a)

equally

b)

unequally

c)

between two metals

d)

between a metal and a non-metal

12.

Which of the following substances contains bonds that involve a transfer of electrons from one atom to another?

a)

CO2

b)

NH3

c)

KBr

d)

Cl2

13.

What kind of bond would form between 2 oxygen atoms

a)

Ionic

b)

Polar Covalent

c)

Metallic

d)

Nonpolar Covalent

14.

What do we call the outermost electrons of an atom used in forming chemical bonds?

a)

Neutrons

b)

Ions

c)

energy levels

d)

Valence electrons

15.

Which type of bond involves an atom stealing an electron and another donating an electron?

a)

Ionic bonds

b)

Covalent bonds

c)

Metallic bonds

d)

Nonpolar bonds