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Ionic and Covalent Bonds

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The positive ions tend to _____________ electrons.

a)

lose

b)

gain

2.

The negative ions tend to _____________ electrons.

a)

lose

b)

gain

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.
Ionic bonds are between...
a)
Metal and Non-metal
b)
Non-metal and Non-metal
c)
Metal and Metal
5.
How are ionic bonds formed?
a)
Transfer of electrons
b)
Sharing of electrons
6.
Why do elements bond?
a)
To be friends
b)
To create a new element
c)
To become stable
7.
Where are the nonmetals located on the periodic table? 
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Green
8.
Where are metals located on the periodic table?
a)
Blue
b)
Green
c)
Red
9.
Is hydrogen considered a metal or a non-metal?
a)
A metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
10.
Is this ionic bond drawn correctly?
a)
Yes
b)
No
11.
An electron has what kind of charge?
a)
no charge
b)
positive 
c)
negative
d)
it depends
12.

Compounds with low solubility have

a)

Ionic bonds

b)

Covalent bonds

13.

Compounds that dissolve well have

a)

Ionic bonds

b)

Covalent bonds

14.

Nonmetal elements bonding with metal elementss

a)

Ionic

b)

covalent

15.

Nonmetal elements bonding with other nonmetal elements

a)

covalent

b)

ionic

16.

Electrons are taken during...

a)

ionic bonding

b)

covalent bonding

17.

Electrons are shared in

a)

ionic bonding

b)

covalent bonding

18.

Electrons are lost or gained during...

a)

ionic bonding

b)

covalent bonding

19.

Which particle is involved in making chemical bonds?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

20.

These atoms show electrons being

a)

transferred

b)

shared

c)

traded

21.

The diagram shows ...

a)

The making of a covalent compound

b)

The formation of an ionic bond

c)

Nuclear fusion