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8.2 The Nature of Covalent Bonding

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In .................. electron sharing usually occurs so that atoms attain the electron configurations of noble gases.

a)

covalent bonds

b)

ionic bonds

c)

metallic bonds

2.

Two atoms held together by sharing one pair of electrons are joined by a .................. covalent bond.

a)

single

b)

double

c)

triple

3.

A structural formula represents the covalent bonds as dashes and shows the arrangement of covalently bonded atoms.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

A pair of valence electrons that is not shared between atoms is called ..........................

a)

lone pair

b)

bonding pair

c)

shared pair

5.

Draw electron dot structure for chlorine molecule.

4 lines
6.

Draw electron dot structure for oxygen molecule.

4 lines
7.

Draw electron dot structure for H2O2 molecule.

4 lines
8.

Draw electron dot structure for PCl3 molecule.

4 lines
9.

A ...................... covalent bond is a bond that involves two shared pairs of electrons

a)

single

b)

double

c)

triple

10.

A bond formed by sharing three pairs of electrons is a ........... covalent bond.

a)

single

b)

double

c)

triple

11.

A covalent bond in which one atom contributes both bonding electrons is a coordinate covalent bond.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

In a coordinate covalent bond, the shared electron pair comes from one of the bonding atoms.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What is the type of bond between the oxygen atom and the hydrogen in the hydroxide ion.

Draw the electron dot structure of the hydroxide ion

4 lines
14.

The octet rule cannot be satisfied in molecules whose total number of valence electrons is an even number.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The energy required to break the bond between two ................ bonded atoms is the bond dissociation energy.

a)

covalently

b)

ionic

c)

metallic

16.

A large bond dissociation energy corresponds to a ................ covalent bond.

a)

strong

b)

weak

17.

Chemists use resonance structures to envision the bonding in molecules that cannot be adequately described by a single structural formula.

a)

True

b)

False