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Chemical Bonding

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A bond between metal and nonmetal is called a(n)

a)

covalent bond

b)

ionic bond

c)

metallic bond

d)

transfer bond

2.

Predict the bond that form between Be and F

a)

Covalent

b)

Ionic

3.

What kind of bond form when atoms share a pair of electrons?

a)

Covalent

b)

Ionic

c)

Metallic

d)

Non metallic

4.

If an atom loses two electrons what charge will it have?

a)

-1

b)

-2

c)

+1

d)

+2

5.

Which subatomic particle is responsible for chemical bonding?

a)

Electrons

b)

Protons

c)

Nucleus

d)

Neutrons

6.

The bonds in Na2O are best described as

a)

a covalent, because valence electrons are shared.

b)

covalent, because valence electrons are transferred.

c)

ionic, because valence electrons are shared.

d)

ionic, because valence electrons are transferred.

7.

A chemical   _______  is the force of attraction that holds atoms together in a compound.

a)

bond

b)

formula

c)

compound

d)

element

8.

The Noble gases do not form compounds in nature because:

a)

these elements have no electrons

b)

they already have stable outer energy levels

c)

they have three energy levels

d)

they all have empty outer energy levels

9.

An atom that has lost or gained an electron to get a filled outer energy level becomes a charged particle called a(n):

a)

isotope

b)

plasma

c)

ion

d)

coefficient

10.

Negative ions are formed when neutral atoms:

a)

lose electrons

b)

gain protons

c)

lose protons

d)

gain electrons

11.

Negative ions are called

a)

anions

b)

cations

12.

What type of bond will form between potassium and oxygen?

a)

ionic

b)

covalent

c)

metallic

d)

diatomic

13.

What type of bond forms between two nonmetals?

a)

covalent

b)

ionic

c)

diatomic

d)

metallic

14.

The chemical bonding that results from electrons transferred is called:

a)

covalent

b)

metallic

c)

ionic

d)

diatomic

15.

Which of the following pairs of elements would you expect to form an ionic compound?

a)

C and O

b)

Na and Br

c)

Mg and Ca

d)

N and F

16.

Which of the following pairs of elements would you expect to form a covalent bond?

a)

S and O

b)

Li and Br

c)

Mg and O

d)

Fe and Cl

17.

A negatively charged ion that is formed by an atom gaining one or more electrons is called a(n):

a)

anion

b)

cation

c)

onion

d)

covalent

18.

A positively charged ion that is formed by an atom losing one or more electrons is called a(n):

a)

anion

b)

cation

c)

onion

d)

covalent

19.

The electrons in the outermost shell that are involved in chemical bonds

a)

outside electrons

b)

valence electrons

c)

positive electrons

d)

ionic bond

20.

Bonds where electrons are shared unequally between two different nonmetals

a)

covalent

b)

ionic

c)

polar covalent

d)

nonpolar covalent

21.

Bonds where electrons are shared equally between the same nonmetals

a)

covalent

b)

ionic

c)

polar covalent

d)

nonpolar covalent

22.

Bond where electrons are transferred from a metal to a nonmetal

a)

covalent bond

b)

ionic bond

c)

nonpolar covalent bond

d)

transfer bond

23.

Bond where electrons are shared between nonmetals

a)

covalent bond

b)

ionic bond

c)

shared bond

d)

transfer bond

24.

What is the example in the image?

a)

The electrons in an atom

b)

A diatomic structure

c)

An extended structure (crystal lattice)

d)

A water molecule

25.

This is an example of a(n)...

a)

simple molecule.

b)

extended structure.

26.
Is the following picture a simple compound or extended structure?
a)
Simple Compound 
b)
Extended Structure
c)
Neither
27.

What is a crystal?

a)

A pure material that can’t be changed.

b)

A solid with a defined geometric arrangement

c)

A foggy like material.

d)

Long chains of repeating units

28.

 

If you were to look at grains of table salt (sodium chloride, NaCl) with a magnifying glass, you would see that each grain is a little cube. Why are salt grains cubical?

a)

All extended structure compounds form cubes.

b)

Sodium and chlorine atoms both have cubical shapes.

c)

In the extended structure of NaCl, atoms are arranged in a cubical pattern.

d)

A molecule of NaCl contains eight atoms, each at one of the corners of a cube.

29.

This is an example of a 

a)

Polymer

b)

Crystal

c)

Box

d)

Atom

30.

Polymers are made of repeating molecules in a _____

a)

3-dimensional shape

b)

chain formation

31.

_______ form as a result of repeated patterns of atoms or molecules..

a)

Simple molecules

b)

Extended structures

32.

A long chain of smaller, repeating molecules bonded together.

a)

Repeat unit

b)

Ion

c)

Polymer

d)

Monomer

33.

Which of these statements is true of a polymer?

a)

The subunit is always an atom.

b)

The subunit is always a molecule.

c)

Polymers cannot extend forever.

d)

The subunit can be a molecule or an atom.

34.

Which sentence describes this substance (a diamond)?

a)

An extended structure made of the same element.

b)

An extended structure made of molecules that are attracted to each other.

c)

A simple molecule made of different elements.

d)

An extended structure made of different elements.

35.

One difference between a polymer and a crystal is that...

a)

A crystal is a two-dimensional structure

b)

A crystal is a three-dimensional structure

c)

A polymer is a three-dimensional structure

36.

What is a polymer?

a)

a group of repeating atoms

b)

a long chain of repeating molecules

c)

a long chain molecule with identical group of atoms

d)

a long chain of different atoms

37.

Is the extended structure pictured a polymer or a crystal?

a)

crystal

b)

polymer

38.
A ____________is the force that holds atoms together in a compound.
a)
Chemical Formula
b)
Chemical Reaction
c)
Chemical Bond
d)
Synthesis Reaction
39.
In a polar covalent bond, electrons are shared ___________.
a)
equally
b)
unequally
c)
between non-metals with similar electronegativities
d)
between a metal and a non-metal
40.

A molecule that has a partial positive end and a partial negative end because of unequal sharing of electrons is a _______________.

a)

nonpolar molecule

b)

polar molecule

c)

ionic compound

d)

metalic compound

41.

Atoms of a polar molecule share their atoms ___________.

a)

Equally

b)

Unequally

42.
What are valence electrons?
a)
sum of the protons and neutrons
b)
protons minus electrons
c)
electrons in the inner shells
d)
electrons in the outer shell
43.
If an atom has 7 protons and 7 electrons what charge will it have?
a)
-2
b)
-1
c)
0
d)
+2
44.

What type of bond is being shown?

a)

Covalent

b)

Ionic

45.

What type of bond is being shown?

a)

Covalent

b)

Ionic

46.

Polymers are material made up of repeating units called...?

a)

monomers

b)

monochromes

c)

electrons

d)

elastomers

47.

The word polymer comes from the Greek meaning...?

a)

bonded together

b)

many parts

c)

together by choice

d)

twisted

48.

What kind of chemical bonds create polymers?

a)

ionic

b)

covalent

c)

hydrogen

d)

metallic

49.

A polymer made in the laboratory (or industry)

a)

natural polymer

b)

protein

c)

synthetic polymer

50.

Which of the following determine the properties of a polymer?

a)

chemical nature of the monomer

b)

length of the polymer chain

c)

how the monomers are joined together

d)

All of the above