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Metallic Bonds and Comparisons

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A metallic bond is formed when many metal atoms ___________.

a)

Share their pool of valence electrons

b)

Share covalent bonds between atoms

c)

Share ionic bonds between atoms

d)

Exchange neutrons

2.

Why do metallic compounds conduct electricity as solids?

a)

valence electrons are mobile, allowing electricity to flow through the metal

b)

protons are mobile, allowing electricity to flow through the metal

3.

A metallic bond is a bond between ________.

a)

nonmetals

b)

metals

c)

transition metals

d)

metalloids

4.

Which of the following is NOT a property of metals?

a)

Hard

b)

Can conduct electricity

c)

Very brittle (breaks easily)

d)

Malleable (can bend without breaking)

5.

What do electrons do in a metallic bond?

a)

They stay on the metal atom.

b)

They are transferred from atom to atom.

c)

They form a covalent bond with another atom.

d)

They float around freely.

6.

Metals are shiny because ______________.

a)

The protons glow

b)

The valence electrons at the surface of the metal interact with the light

c)

The electrons are excited to a higher energy state

d)

The neutrons react with the free electrons

7.

Which of the following would be held together by the metallic bond?

a)

Atoms of iron (Fe)

b)

Molecules of CH4

c)

Atoms of sulfur (S)

d)

Units of NaCl

8.

What are good conductors of electricity?

a)

covalent compounds

b)

metallic compounds

c)

ionic compounds (when dissolved)

d)

both 2 and 3

9.

These 2 types of compounds have high melting and boiling points:

a)

covalent compounds

b)

ionic compounds

c)

metallic compounds

10.

Ionic compounds are formed between______and __________.

a)

metals and metals

b)

metals and nonmetals

c)

nonmetals and metaloids

d)

nonmetals and nonmetals