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Bonding, Formulas, and Nomenclature

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following gives the correct chemical formula for the compound Magnesium Phosphide?

a)

Mg2P3

b)

MgP

c)

Mg3P2

d)

MgP2

2.
Which of the following gives the correct chemical formula for the compound Dinitrogen Monoxide?
a)
NO
b)
N2O
c)
N2O2
d)
O2N2
3.

What is the correct chemical name for the ionic compound: Na2O

a)

Sodium oxide

b)

Sodium (II) oxide

c)

Disodium monoxide

d)

Disodium oxide

4.

What is the correct chemical name for the ionic compound: Fe3N2

a)

Iron nitride

b)

Iron (III) nitride

c)

Iron (II) nitride

d)

TriIron dinitride

5.

What is the correct chemical name for the molecular compound: CS2

a)

Carbon Sulfide

b)

Carbon diSulfide

c)

diCarbide diSulfide

d)

Carbon (II) Sulfide

6.
What type of atoms make a covalent bond?
a)
only Nonmetals
b)
Metal and a Nonmetal
c)
only Metals
d)
only Noble Gases
7.
Ionic bonds are between...
a)
Metal and Non-metal
b)
Non-metal and Non-metal
c)
Metal and Metal
8.
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
9.
What type of bond forms when electrons are transferred from one atom to another?
a)
ionic bond
b)
atomic bond
c)
covalent bond
d)
metallic bond
10.

The bond between Na & F. Ionic or covalent?

a)

Ionic

b)

Covalent

c)

Metallic

11.

What is the correct chemical name for the molecular compound: SF4

a)

Sulfur Fluoride

b)

Sulfur TetraFluoride

c)

TetraSulfide Fluoride

d)

Sulfur (IV) Fluoride

12.

What do atoms that form positive ions tend to do?

a)

Tend to lose electrons

b)

Tend to lose protons

c)

Tend to gain electrons

d)

Tend to gain protons

13.

What happens when the sodium atom loses an electron?

a)

It become negatively charged

b)

It become positively charged

c)

none

14.

Titanium(IV) oxide has the formula

a)

Ti4O

b)

TiO4

c)

Ti(IV)O

d)

TiO2

e)

Ti4O2

15.

The substance ClO3is best described as

a)

a molecule

b)

a polyatomic ion

c)

a polyatomic molecule

d)

a mixture

16.

Which part of the atom is responsible for chemical bonding?

a)

Core Electrons

b)

Valence Electrons

c)

Protons

d)

Neutrons

17.
A chemical bond that involves the sharing of nonmetal electrons.
a)
ionic bond
b)
an Ion
c)
covalent bond
d)
a anion
18.

A positively or negatively charged particle.

a)

covalent bond

b)

ion

c)

oxidation number

d)

subscript

19.

What is the number of valence electrons for Calcium?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

20.

What is the number of valence electrons for Carbon?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

21.

What is the number of valence electrons for Neon and the other Noble Gases?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

22.
The number of _____ is most important in determining how an atoms will bond. 
a)
Neutrons
b)
Protons
c)
Valence Electrons
d)
Electron sin the innermost shell
23.
What does the prefix tetra mean?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
24.

In a chemical formula for ionic compounds, the total positive charge and negative charge must add up to equal _____.

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

25.

When writing the chemical formula of a compound that contains more than one of a particular polyatomic ion, _____ must be used.

a)

ionic charges

b)

parenthesis

c)

Greek prefixes

d)

lower case letters.

26.

All binary compounds end with_____.

a)

-ous

b)

-ate

c)

-ide

d)

-ite

27.

If there is no subscript, there is ______ atom(s) of that element present in the compound

a)

0

b)

2

c)

only 1

d)

1 million

28.
Whats the formula
Sr+2  +  (CO3)-2
a)
Sr(CO3)
b)
Sr(CO3)2
c)
Sr1(CO)5
d)
Sr(CO5)
29.

Ions that end in -ate or -ite are...

a)

polyatomic

b)

monoatomic

c)

do not exist

d)

are always cations

30.

What is a Lewis Dot Structure?

a)

It shows all of the particles in the atom.

b)

Contains protons and neutrons

c)

Only shows the element symbol and it's outer most electron shell

d)

Contains protons and electrons

31.

Is this a correct dot diagram for fluorine (F)

a)

Yes

b)

No

32.
The bond between Na & F.   Ionic or covalent?
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
33.
The bond between N & H.   Ionic or covalent?
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent