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Covalent bond

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The covalent bond forms between

a)

a metal and nonmetal

b)

a nonmetal and nonmetal

c)

a metal and metal

2.

Name the bond in which the orbitals overlap end-to end

a)

Ionic bond

b)

sigma bond

c)

pi bond

3.

As bond length increase the strength...

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

no change

4.

The number of pairs of electrons shared in triple covalent bond

a)

Two

b)

Three

c)

Six

5.

How do covalent bonds form?

a)

Donating & receiving valence e- between atoms.

b)

Opposite slight charges attract each other between compounds.

c)

Sharing valence e- between atoms.

6.

Which of the following is NOT formed by a covalent bond?

a)

K2S

b)

H2O

c)

I2

d)

CO2

7.
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.
8.

What determines whether a molecule is polar?

a)

type of atoms and shape of molecule

b)

mass of atoms and number of valence electrons

c)

type and mass of atoms

d)

ionization energy and number of covalent bonds

9.

When atoms form a polar covalent bond, the atom with the greater attraction for electrons has a partial positive charge. The other atom has a partial negative charge.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

•A covalent bond in which electrons are shared equally is called a polar covalent bond.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

In a carbon dioxide (CO2) molecule, the polar bonds between the carbon atom and the oxygen atoms cancel out because the molecule is linear.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

In a water (H2O) molecule, the polar bonds between the oxygen atom and the hydrogen atoms do not cancel out because the molecule is bent.

a)

True

b)

False

13.
What is the VSEPR theory used to predict?
a)
Bond Strength
b)
Polarity
c)
Molecular Shape
d)
Electronegativity
14.
Which molecule would have this molecular geometry?
a)
BF3
b)
CH4
c)
PCl5
d)
CO2
15.
What molecule could this be? 
a)
BF3
b)
CH4
c)
H2O
d)
CO2
16.
What molecule could this be? 
a)
H2O
b)
CCl4
c)
PCl5
d)
NaCl
17.

What molecule could this be?

a)

CH4

b)

CO2

c)

PCl5

d)

BF3

18.

What molecule could this be?

a)

CO2

b)

NH3

c)

H2S

d)

CH4

19.
Who could this be?
a)
H2O
b)
NH3
c)
CO2
d)
CH4
20.
According to VSEPR, molecules adjust their shapes to keep which of the following as far away as possible?
a)
Pairs of valence electrons
b)
Inner shell electrons
c)
Mobile Electrons
d)
Electrons closest to the nucleus
21.

What is the bond angle of a tetrahedral structure?

a)

90 Degrees

b)

109.5 Degrees

c)

120 Degrees

d)

180 Degrees

22.

Which of these is the shape of BF3?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
23.

What is the molecular geometry of a molecule with 2 bonding pairs and 2 lone pairs?

a)

Linear

b)

Bent

c)

Trigonal Pyramidal

d)

Tetrahedral

24.

This carbon atom undergoes_________.

a)

sp hybridization

b)

sp2 hybridization

c)

sp3 hybridization

d)

dsp3 hybridization

25.

What is the hybridization of a central atom in a linear molecule?

a)

sp

b)

sp2

c)

sp3

d)

sp3d

26.

What is the hybridization of the central atom in this molecule?

a)

sp

b)

sp2

c)

sp3

d)

sp4

27.

The molecule that uses sp3d hybrid orbital on the central atom is___________.

a)

BCl3

b)

NCl3

c)

ICl3

d)

PCl3

28.

Molecule CO2

a)

undergoes sp2 hybridisation

b)

has 2 σ bond and 2 π bond

c)

undergoes sp3d hybridisation

d)

is trigonal planar molecule

29.

What is the hybridization of the Carbon atom indicated by the arrow?

a)

sp hybridization

b)

sp2 hybridization

c)

sp3 hybridization

d)

dsp3 hybridization

30.

The hybridisation of the central atom in the following molecules is same EXCEPT

a)

NH3

b)

H2O

c)

AlCl3

d)

C2H6

31.
VSEPR stands for ________ theory.
a)
Valence Structure of Electron Pyramids and Regression
b)
Varied Structures of Electrons Paired and Replaced
c)
Varied Shell Energy of Protons and Radiation
d)
Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion
32.
How many sigma and pi bonds does this have?
a)
1 sigma and 1 pi
b)
2 sigma and 1 pi
c)
1 sigma and 2 pi
d)
2 sigma and 2 pi