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Covalent bonding

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the elements will be the central atom in the lewis structure of CHCl3

a)

carbon

b)

hydrogen

c)

chlorine

d)

any of the above choices

2.

How many bonding pairs are there in the lewis structure of CHCl3 molecule?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

8

3.

How many lone pairs are there in the lewis structure of CHCl3 molecule?

a)

0

b)

3

c)

9

d)

18

4.

Which of the elements will be the central atom in the lewis structure of HCN molecule?

a)

H

b)

C

c)

N

d)

any of the above choices

5.

How many bonding electrons are there in the lewis structure of HCN molecule?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

8

d)

10

6.

How many nonbonding pairs are there in the lewis structure of HCN molecule?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

4

7.

Which of the elements will be the central atom in the lewis structure of NOCl (nitrosyl chloride) molecule?

a)

nitrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

chlorine

d)

hydrogen

8.

How many bonding pairs does the central atom of NOCl molecule have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

9.

How many nonbonding pairs does the central atom of NOCl have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

Which of the elements will be the central atom in the lewis structure of CH2O molecule?

a)

carbon

b)

hydrogen

c)

oxygen

d)

nitrogen

11.

How many bonding electrons are there in the lewis structure of CH2O molecule?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

12.

How many nonbonding electron pairs are there in the lewis structure of CH2O molecule?

a)

0

b)

2

c)

4

d)

8

13.

The following compounds are covalently bonded EXCEPT

a)

CaCl2

b)

Cl2

c)

NaCl

d)

HCl

14.

The following compounds are covalently bonded EXCEPT:

a)

LiCl

b)

MgCl2

c)

BCl3

d)

CCl4