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Elements and Chemical Bonds

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Horizontal (SIDE TO SIDE) rows on the periodic table are

a)

groups

b)

periods

2.
What is the atomic number?
a)
the number of protons
b)
the number of protons and neutrons
c)
the number of neutrons
d)
the number of protons and electrons
3.
What is the mass number?
a)
the number of protons
b)
the number of protons and neutrons
c)
the number of neutrons
d)
the number of protons and electrons
4.
How many valence electrons can fit in the first energy level?
a)
2
b)
1
c)
4
d)
8
5.
What is the goal of an atom?
a)
To become stable by filling its energy level with all its valence electrons
b)
To bond with another atom
c)
To gain the most amount of energy possible
d)
To lose all its electrons
6.
What group on the periodic table is stable on its own because they have all their valence electrons?
a)
Noble Gases
b)
Halogens
c)
Alkali
d)
Alkaline Earth
7.
What noble gas does not have 8 valence electrons?
a)
Radon
b)
Krypton
c)
Helium
d)
Neon
8.
What does the nucleus of an atom contain?
a)
protons and electrons
b)
protons and neutrons
c)
electrons and neutrons
d)
protons, neutrons and electrons
9.
What is represented by the dots in an electron dot diagram?
a)
the number of atoms sharing an electron
b)
the total number of electrons in an atom
c)
the number of valence electrons in an atom
d)
the number of electrons circling a nucleus
10.
What's a valence electron?
a)
electrons in the second energy level
b)
electrons in the outermost energy level
c)
the atomic number
d)
electrons in the first level
11.
How many electrons does an atom with 8 protons have?
a)
8
b)
16
c)
15.99
d)
24
12.

How many valence electrons does Boron have?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

3

d)

13

13.
A particle that moves around the nucleus is a(n)...
a)
Proton
b)
Neutron
c)
Electron
d)
Quark
14.
An atoms overall charge is 
a)
positive 
b)
depends on its mood 
c)
neutral 
d)
negative 
15.

Is this atom stable or unstable?

a)

stable

b)

unstable

16.

When a covalent bond forms _______________ are shared.

a)

protons

b)

nutrons

c)

valence electrons

d)

quarks

17.

Compounds have _________________ properties, compared to the elements that form them.

a)

similar

b)

different

18.

How many valence electrons does Oxygen (O) have?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

15

d)

16

19.

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

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

8

20.

The weakest covalent bond is a _____________.

a)

single bond

b)

double bond

c)

triple bond

d)

polar bond

21.

Polar substances like water are good at dissolving ___________.

a)

other polar substances

b)

non polar substances

c)

all substances

d)

no substances

22.

A triple covalent bond forms when two atoms share ____________.

a)

2 pair of electrons

b)

4 total electrons

c)

3 pair of electrons

d)

3 total electrons

23.
What do we call a covalent bond where electrons are shared UNEVENLY or UNEQUALLY?
a)
Ionic
b)
Polar Covalent
c)
Nonpolar Covalent
d)
Van der Waals Force
24.

Why do all bonds form?

a)

so the number of protons equals the number of electrons

b)

so an atom can become unstable

c)

to fill the outermost energy level

25.
What is HCl
(hydrochloric acid) made up of?
a)
1 hydrogen, 1 carbon,  1 Iodine
b)
1 hydrogen & 2 carbons
c)
1 hydrogen & 1 chlorine
d)
1 hydrogen & 2 chlorine
26.
What is H2SO4 
(Sulfuric Acid) made up of?
a)
2 hydrogen, 1 sulfur, 4 oxygen
b)
1 hydrogen, 2 sulfur, 4 oxygen
c)
2 hydrogen & 4 sodium
d)
1 hydrogen & 6 sodium
27.

Covalent compounds are:

Select all options that form a true statement.

a)

molecules

b)

a specific ratio of cations and anions held together by electrostatic forces

c)

sharing at least one pair of valence electrons

d)

polar (sharing electrons unequally) or non-polar (sharing electrons equally)

e)

electron thieves, they take electrons from other atoms