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Week 6 Quiz 8th Grade

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 3585secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a cation's charge?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

depends on the element

2.

What is an anion's charge?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

depends on the element's charge

3.

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

4.

Valence electrons are found

a)

in the innermost energy level of an atom

b)

in the middle energy levels of an atom

c)

in the outermost energy levels of an atom

5.
Covalent bonds are between...
a)
Metal and Non-metal
b)
Non-metal and Non-metal
c)
Metal and Metal
6.
Ionic bonds are between...
a)
Metal and Non-metal
b)
Non-metal and Non-metal
c)
Metal and Metal
7.
Atoms are most stable when their outer shell is complete.
a)
true
b)
false
8.
How are covalent bonds formed?
a)
Sharing of electrons
b)
Transfer of electrons
9.
How are ionic bonds formed?
a)
Transfer of electrons
b)
Sharing of electrons
10.
Why do elements bond?
a)
To be friends
b)
To create a new element
c)
To become stable
11.
What is a valence electron?
a)
The sum of neutrons and protons.
b)
The # of electrons in the last shell.
c)
A type of bond.
d)
A popular compound.
12.
Where are the nonmetals located on the periodic table? 
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Green
13.
Where are metals located on the periodic table?
a)
Blue
b)
Green
c)
Red
14.
Which of the following is the correct Lewis dot structure for the molecule fluorine (F2)?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
15.

Which is the correct molecular structure for carbon dioxide?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.
Which of the following is an ionic bond?
a)
H3N
b)
CaCl2
c)
NO2
d)
SCl
17.

What do atoms that form positive ions tend to do?

a)

lose electrons

b)

gain electrons

c)

lose protons

d)

gain protons

18.
Atoms that gain electrons become...
a)
negatively charged
b)
positively charged
c)
remain neutrally charged
d)
21
19.
If an oxygen atom has 8 protons (+) and 10 electrons (-), what is it's charge?
a)
O10-
b)
O8+
c)
O2-
d)
O10+
20.
Gain or lose electrons
a)
Ionic Bonds
b)
Covalent Bonds
c)
Both bonds
d)
Neither bond
21.
Valence electrons are: 
a)
Electrons farthest away from the nucleus
b)
Electrons closest to the nucleus
c)
Electrons that just come and go - they don't stay with the atom
22.
Ions are: 
a)
atoms with a positive or negative charge
b)
atoms with no charge
c)
atoms with ONLY a positive charge
d)
atoms with ONLY a negative charge
23.
When an atom loses a valence electron, it becomes a(n) _____________ ion.
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral
d)
polyatomic
24.
Negative ions form when atoms _________ valence electrons.
a)
lose
b)
gain
c)
share
25.
all matter is made of what 
a)
energy 
b)
atoms 
c)
electrons 
d)
compounds 
26.
The positive particles of an atom are 
a)
electrons 
b)
positrons 
c)
neutrons 
d)
protons 
27.
the central region of an atom where its neutrons and protons are is its 
a)
nucleus 
b)
electron cloud
c)
core 
d)
center 
28.
an atom with atomic number 6 would have how many protons 
a)
6
b)
12
c)
3
d)
cannot be determined 
29.
Particles in an atom that are neutral and have no charge are 
a)
negatrons 
b)
electrons 
c)
neutrons 
d)
protons 
30.

What is the maximum number of electrons that can be contained in the 2nd energy level?

a)

2

b)

6

c)

8

d)

18

31.

Which of the following elements will likely gain an electron?

a)

K

b)

Cl

c)

Na

d)

Al

32.

Why do atoms take part in bond formation?

a)

to neutralize their charges

b)

to increase their energies

c)

to gain more electrons

d)

to attain stability

33.

How many atoms of fluorine are in a molecule of carbon tetrafluoride?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

3

d)

6

34.

Metals tend to lose electrons to become negative ions.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

35.

The positive ions tend to _____________ electrons.

a)

lose

b)

gain

36.

The negative ions tend to _____________ electrons.

a)

lose

b)

gain

37.

Why are sodium and chlorine attracted to each other?

a)

they have opposite charges

b)

they both have negative charges

c)

they both have positive charges

38.

Valence electrons are found

a)

in the innermost energy level of an atom

b)

in the middle energy levels of an atom

c)

in the outermost energy levels of an atom

39.

How many valence electrons does hydrogen have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

40.

When an atom loses an electron, it becomes a

a)

positive ion

b)

negative ion

c)

neutral ion

d)

neutral atom

41.
Ionic bonds are between...
a)
Metal and Non-metal
b)
Non-metal and Non-metal
c)
Metal and Metal
42.
How are ionic bonds formed?
a)
Transfer of electrons
b)
Sharing of electrons
43.

Metals make _____ ions.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

44.

Nonmetals will make _____ions.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

45.

What part of the atom does bonding involve?

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

all electrons

d)

valence electrons

46.

How many valence electrons do MOST atoms need to be stable?

a)

123

b)

8

c)

as many as there are protons

47.
Ionic bonds form between two ions that have...
a)
ionic compounds
b)
negative charges
c)
positive charges
d)
opposite charges
48.
Ions that are made of more than one atom are called...
a)
ionic compounds
b)
crystals
c)
polyatomic atoms
d)
ionic bonds
49.
Which is most likely to form a negative ion...
a)
an element from Group 17
b)
a metal
c)
an element from Group 1
d)
an element with atoms that have eight valence electrons
50.
In an ionic compound, the total positive charge of all the positive ions ___________ the total negative charge of all the negative ions.
a)
equals
b)
is more than
51.

What type of bond would form between O and H?

a)

Polar Covalent

b)

Non-Polar Covalent

c)

Ionic

52.

What type of bond would form between O and O?

a)

Polar Covalent

b)

Non-Polar Covalent

c)

Ionic

53.

What type of bond would form between Li and O?

a)

Polar Covalent

b)

Non-Polar Covalent

c)

Ionic

54.

The bond between C and Cl is polar covalent. That means

a)

there is a pair of electrons shared equally between them

b)

there is a pair of electrons shared unequally between them

c)

an electron will be stolen from one and given to the other

55.

The bond between K and N is ionic. Which atom will steal the electrons from the other?

a)

K will steal electrons from N and become (+)

b)

K will steal electrons from N and become (-)

c)

N will steal electrons from K and become (+)

d)

N will steal electrons from K and become (-)

56.

The bond between C and H is non-polar covalent. That means

a)

there is a pair of electrons shared equally between them

b)

there is a pair of electrons shared unequally between them

c)

an electron will be stolen from one and given to the other

57.

Water, H2O, is classified as what type of molecule?

a)

a polar molecule

b)

a nonpolar molecule

c)

a coordinate covalent compound

d)

an ionic compound

58.

What is the measure of the tendency of an atom to attract bonding electrons called?

a)

ionization energy

b)

electron charisma

c)

dipole momentum

d)

electronegativity

59.

Use your knowledge and electronegativity sheet to predict what the following compound is classified as.

a)

non-polar covalent

b)

polar covalent

c)

ionic

d)

metallic

60.
In this Lewis structure, the symbol above F means...
a)
electrons are being transferred to Fluorine
b)
electrons are less attracted to F than H
c)
electrons are more attracted to F than H
d)
Fluorine has formed a cation
61.
A molecule containing polar covalent bonds is always polar.
a)
True
b)
False
62.

Non-polar molecules (those with only nonpolar bonds) ___.

a)

are neutral but act as if each side has a charge

b)

are charged compounds

c)

are neutral molecules with no charge or attraction

63.

Polar molecules (those with polar bonds) ___.

a)

are neutral but act as if each side has a charge

b)

are charged compounds

c)

are neutral molecules with no charge or attraction