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Compounds

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Is water an element or a compound?
a)
Element
b)
Compound
2.
The properties of the elements that make up a compound are usually very similar to the compound itself.
a)
True
b)
False
3.

Molecules:

a)

are found in covalent compounds

b)

are found in ionic compouds

4.

The following properties are all characteristics of ionic compounds EXCEPT

a)

solid at room temperature

b)

malleable

c)

form extended struture of ions

d)

conduct electricity when dissolved in water

5.

Which dissolved compound conducts electricity?

a)

ionic compound

b)

covalent compound

6.

Is the following compound ionic or covalent?

A material with a high melting point

a)

Ionic

b)

Covalent

7.

Is the following compound ionic or covalent?

Exists as a solid, liquid or gas

a)

Ionic

b)

Covalent

8.

Is the following compound ionic or covalent?

A material that has a low boiling point

a)

Ionic

b)

Covalent

9.

Is the following compound ionic or covalent?

A material that is hard and brittle

a)

Ionic

b)

Covalent

10.

Which of the following is a property of an ionic compound?

a)

high melting point

b)

don't dissolve in water

c)

malleable

d)

liquid at room temperature

11.

What properties does an ionic compound have?

a)

A low boiling point and it conducts electricity when dissolved in water

b)

A high melting point and it conducts electricity when dissolved

c)

A high boiling point and it conducts electricity in sold state

12.

Which of the following is true about covalent (non-polar) bonds? (select ALL true options)

a)

High melting point

b)

Low melting point

c)

Can dissolve in water

d)

Cannot dissolve in water

e)

Can conduct electricity

13.

What do we call a covalent bond where electrons are UNEVENLY or UNEQUALLY distributed

a)

Ionic

b)

Polar covalent

c)

Nonpolar covalent

d)

Molecule

14.

Which statement best describes the a compound. Check all that apply.

a)

atoms are the smallest unit of a compound.

b)

the smallest unit of a compound is a molecule.

c)

compounds are chemically different from the elements that compose them.

d)

when atoms combine to form a molecule of a compound they become stable.

15.

Which statement best describes the relationship between atoms & molecules.

a)

molecules are made of atoms that are chemically bonded together.

b)

atoms are made of molecules that are chemically bonded together.

c)

molecules are made of a mixture of atoms and compounds.

d)

atoms are made of protons, neutrons & electrons.

16.

Ionic compounds form _____

a)

ionic molecules

b)

extended array struture

c)

extended metallic structure

d)

covalent networks

17.

Water dissolves only

a)

polar compounds

b)

non polar compounds

c)

ionic compounds

d)

Both polar and ionic compounds

18.

(a)   molecules act like tiny magnets because they have unevenly distributed charges

19.

Examples of polar compounds are (Choose all that applies)

a)

Water

b)

Sugar

c)

Wax

d)

Salt

20.

Elements can form molecules and extended strutures just like compounds

a)

True

b)

False