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Chemical bonds

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A type of chemical bond that is

formed from the attraction of an atom that has lost an electron for an atom that has gained an electron is called a(n)

a)

Covalent bond

b)

Ionic bond

c)

Metallic bond

d)

Hydrogen bond

2.

A type of chemical bond that

where atoms share electrons to make a full outer shell

a)

Covalent bond

b)

Ionic bond

c)

Metallic bond

d)

Hydrogen bond

3.

Which two elements have the same number of valence electrons?

a)

Carbon and Aluminum

b)

Boron and Carbon

c)

Nitrogen and Phosphorus

d)

Oxygen and Fluorine

4.

How many electrons does magnesium need to give away to have a full outer shell

a)

2

b)

1

c)

3

d)

0

5.

The black dots represent valence electrons how many electrons are needed for a filled outermost energy level?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

8

d)

7

6.

When atoms lose electrons during chemical bonding, they become

a)

Positively charged ions

b)

Negatively charged ions

c)

Neutral ions

d)

Chemically charged ions

7.

The diagram shows what type of chemical bond?

a)

Covalent

b)

Ionic

c)

Metallic

d)

Hydrogen

8.

HCl is an example of what type of bond?

a)

Covalent bond

b)

Ionic bond

c)

Metallic bond

d)

Hydrogen bond

9.

Which statement is true about the picture?

a)

The bond is ionic because electrons are being shared.

b)

The bond is ionic because electrons are being transferred

c)

The bond is covalent because electrons are being shared.

d)

The bond is covalent because electrons are being transferred.

10.

What family on the periodic table does not bond with other atoms?

a)

Halogens

b)

Noble gases

c)

Alkali Metals

d)

Alkaline-metals

11.

How many valence electrons are shown in the atom?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

5

d)

3

12.

What do the following items

have in common: pizza, cup of water, soup, puppy?

a)

They are all solid

b)

they are all liquids

c)

they are all alive

d)

They are all made of atoms

13.

What is true about the circled elements?

a)

They are nonmetals

b)

They have a full outer shell

c)

They will become negative ions

d)

They have one valence electron

14.

according to the octet rule how many electrons do atoms want in their outer shell

a)

1

b)

8

c)

7

d)

4

15.

What kind of chemical bond is

shown in the picture below?

a)

Ionic

b)

mettallic

c)

covalent

d)

colloid

16.

How many valence electrons does group 17 have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

7

d)

17

17.

Which of the following is

held together by an ionic bond?

a)

CO2

b)

H2O

c)

SO2

d)

CaCl2

18.

Which atom would become

an ion with a + charge?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Magnesium

c)

Chlorine

d)

Carbon

19.

How many valence electrons

does the Fluorine atom need to gain to have a full outer energy level?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

7

d)

8

20.

Which of these is a covalent bond

a)

Nacl

b)

Co2

c)

MgO

d)

LiF