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Chapter 3 Atoms & Bonding

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of charge does a proton have?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

No charge

d)

Even Charge

2.

What type of charge does a electron have?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

No Charge

d)

Equal Charge

3.

What type of charge does a neutron have?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

No Charge

d)

Equal Charge

4.

Which is a property shared by most molecular compounds?

a)

High Boiling Point

b)

High Melting Point

c)

Low Melting Point

d)

Nonpolar Bonds

5.

When an atom loses an electron, it becomes a

a)

Positive ion

b)

Negative ion

c)

Neutral ion

d)

Neutral atom

6.

Magnesium bromide is an ionic compound with the chemical formula MgBr2. What does the “2” tell you?

a)

Bromide has a 2- charge

b)

There are two magnesium ions to every bromide ion

c)

There are two bromide ions for every magnesium ion

d)

Bromide has a 2+ charge

7.

In the chemical formula for an ionic compound, which item is written first?

a)

the name of the positive ion

b)

the name of the negative ion

c)

the subscripts

d)

the charges

8.

The chemical name for the compound with the formula Na2S is

a)

sodium fluoride

b)

magnesium sulfide

c)

lithium oxide

d)

sodium sulfide

9.

What is a double bond?

a)

a bond between two atoms

b)

one pair of electrons shared between two atoms

c)

two pairs of electrons shared between two atoms

d)

two pairs of electrons shared between four atoms

10.

Electrons involved in bonding between atoms are

a)

valence electrons

b)

inside the nucleus

c)

closest to the nucleus

d)

positively charged

11.

A mixture made of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal is called a(n)

a)

superconductor.

b)

metallic bond

c)

complex metal.

d)

alloy

12.

Which of the following terms means that metals can be rolled into thin sheets, as in aluminum foil, or beaten into complex shapes?

a)

polar

b)

alloy

c)

ductile

d)

malleable

13.

Which of the following groups contains the most reactive elements?

a)

the alkali metals

b)

the alkaline earth metals

c)

the carbon family

d)

the noble gases

14.

Ionic compounds that dissolve in water conduct electricity because they break into ____________________ that move freely.

a)

Polar

b)

Electricity

c)

Valence Electrons

d)

Ions

15.

Solid metals are good conductors of heat and ____________________.

a)

Ions

b)

Polar

c)

Electricity

d)

Charged Particles

16.

            Molecular compounds that dissolve in water do not conduct electricity because no _________________________ are present.

a)

Charged Particles

b)

Valence Electrons

c)

Electricty

d)

Ions

17.

Because the electrons in a molecule of hydrogen fluoride (HF) are more strongly pulled toward the fluorine atom, the molecule is ____________________.

a)

Valence Electrons

b)

Charged Particles

c)

Electricity

d)

Polar

18.

A metal crystal consists of positively charged metal ions embedded in a “sea” of freely moving _________________________.

a)

Polar

b)

Charged Particles

c)

Valence Elctrons

d)

Ions

19.

The properties of solid metals can be explained by the structure of and the bonding among the metal atoms.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Orderly crystal shapes, high melting points, and electrical conductivity when dissolved in water are properties of ionic compounds

a)

True

b)

False

21.

When electrons are transferred between two atoms, a covalent bond is formed.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

A low melting point is one property of molecular compounds.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

A nonpolar bond is formed when two atoms share electrons unequally

a)

True

b)

False