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Covalent Bonding

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What can be generalized about covalent bonds?
a)
Electrons will be exchanged.
b)
Electrons will be transferred.
c)
Electrons will be given and taken.
d)
Electrons will be shared.
2.

Which of the following is the best representation of a molecule of fluorine (F2)?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

Carbon is in 4A, so how many bonds can it form based on electrons needed to fill its outer shell?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

4.
What two types of atoms make a covalent bond?
a)
2 Nonmetals
b)
1 Nonmetal & 1 Metal
c)
2 Metals
d)
2 Noble Gases
5.

What bond is formed between a metal and a nonmetal?

a)

Covalent bond

b)

Ionic bond

c)

Hydrogen bond

d)

Metallic bond

6.

When two nonmetals do not share electrons evenly, the resulting covalent bond will be

a)

nonpolar

b)

polar

c)

ionic

d)

metallic

7.

Which formula is for phosphorus trichloride?

a)

KCl3

b)

PCl3

c)

K3Cl

d)

P3Cl

8.

Silicon dioxide is the compound in sand. What is its formula?

a)

SO2

b)

NaO2

c)

SiO2

d)

SiO

9.
The chemical formula of sulfur hexabromide is
a)
SBr₆
b)
S₆Br
c)
S(VI)Br
d)
S6Br
10.

What is the formula for diphosphorus pentoxide?

a)

P2O5

b)

PO5

c)

P5O2

d)

P2O6

11.

Which of the following is NOT an ionic compound:

a)

CaO

b)

NaOH

c)

BaCl2

d)

Br2

12.
How do covalent bonds form?
a)
Donating & receiving valence e- between atoms.
b)
Opposite slight charges attract each other between compounds.
c)
Scientists are still not sure how they form.
d)
Sharing valence e- between atoms.
13.
In an electron dot diagram, two pairs of shared electrons represents a ...
a)
single bond
b)
double bond
c)
triple bond
d)
quadruple bond
14.
What is the formula for this Compound
a)
PCl
b)
PCL5
c)
PCl5
d)
Phosphorous Penta Chloride
15.

Which is the correct structure for NH3?

Pictures correspond with a-d.

a)

Option A.

b)

Option B.

c)

Option C.

d)

Option D.

16.

Nitrogen and Oxygen will make a ____________ bond

a)

ionic

b)

covalent

c)

metallic

17.

Sodium and Bromine will make a _____ bond.

a)

ionic

b)

covalent

c)

metallic

18.

An atom of nitrogen (N) has _______ open bonding sites.

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

8

19.

Use the following tables to determine if a bond is polar covalent, nonpolar covalent, or ionic


Nitrogen and Oxygen

a)

Polar

b)

Nonpolar

c)

Ionic

20.

Use the following tables to determine if a bond is polar covalent, nonpolar covalent, or ionic


Carbon and Hydrogen

a)

Polar

b)

Nonpolar

c)

Ionic

21.

Use the following tables to determine if a bond is polar covalent, nonpolar covalent, or ionic


Sodium and Nitrogen

a)

Polar

b)

Nonpolar

c)

Ionic