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Chemical Bonding

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Elements on the LEFT side of the periodic table will most likely form:
a)
Positive ions
b)
Negative ions
c)
Neutral Ions
d)
None of these
2.
An ionic bond forms when atoms ___________ electrons.
a)
gain
b)
share
c)
increase
d)
transfer
3.
What elements generally make an ionic bond?
a)
metal and nonmetal
b)
2 nonmetals
c)
metal
d)
none of the above
4.
What elements generally make a covalent bond?
a)
metal and nonmetal
b)
2 nonmetals
c)
metal
d)
none of the above
5.
In chemical compounds, covalent bonds form when
a)
the electronegativity difference between two atoms is very large.
b)
electrons are completely transferred between two metals.
c)
pairs of electrons are shared between two nonmetal atoms.
d)
two nonmetal atoms are attracted to each other by opposite charges.
6.
Predict the bond that will form between Be and F.
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
7.
Predict the bond that will form between Se and Cl
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
8.
What happens when an atom loses an electron?
a)
It becomes Negatively Charged
b)
It remains neutral because the proton also leaves.
c)
It becomes Positively Charged
d)
It stays the same.
9.
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
10.
If an oxygen atom has 8 protons (+) and 10 electrons (-), what is it's charge?
a)
O10-
b)
O8+
c)
O2-
d)
O10+
11.
High Melting & Boiling Points
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
12.
Atoms are most stable when their outer shell is complete.
a)
true
b)
false
13.

A metallic bond is a bond between ________.

a)

nonmetals

b)

metals

c)

transition metals

d)

metalloids

14.

What do electrons do in a metallic bond?

a)

They stay on the metal atom.

b)

They are transferred from atom to atom.

c)

They form a covalent bond with another atom.

d)

They float around freely.

15.

Why are metals good conductors of electricity?

a)

The electric current can easily travel along the surface of the metal because it is smooth.

b)

A negative charge can easily push the sea of electrons in one direction, making a current.

c)

Metals attract electricity.

d)

Metals are malleable.

16.

What is the one thing responsible for a metal being malleable, ductile, and conductive?

a)

metal atoms

b)

its covalent bonds

c)

its valence electrons

d)

its sea of free-floating electrons

17.

How many valence electrons does carbon have?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

18.

USE THE PERIODIC TABLE

How many valence electrons does Phosphorus have?

a)

31

b)

5

c)

15

d)

4

19.
This could be the dot diagram of 
a)
Ne
b)
Si
c)
Al
d)
Be
20.

This could be the dot diagram of

a)

Mg

b)

Cl

c)

C

d)

O