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Chemical Bond Test Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a valence electron?

a)

An electron found in the innermost shell of an atom

b)

An electron that is found in the outermost shell of an atom

c)

An electron found in the middle shell

2.

What is the number of valence electrons for group 14 on the periodic table?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

14

d)

8

3.

What is the number of valence electrons for neon and the other noble gases?

a)

7

b)

5

c)

8

d)

6

4.

A covalent bond forms when atoms ______ electrons.

a)

lose

b)

gain

c)

transfer

d)

share

5.

Which type of bond has a transfer of an electron from one atom to another?

a)

metallic

b)

ionic

c)

covalent

d)

polar

6.

How many valence electrons are in this structure?

a)

4

b)

7

c)

5

d)

6

7.

Ionic bonding is between a

a)

Depends on the situation

b)

nonmetal and nonmetal

c)

metal and metal

d)

metal and nonmetal

8.

Which category of elements usually form negative ions?

a)

nonmetals

b)

metalloids

c)

metals

d)

noble gases

9.

Predict the bond between Rubidium and Fluorine

a)

metallic

b)

polar

c)

ionic

d)

covalent

10.

Which is the correct name for CaBr2

a)

Bromine Calcium

b)

Bromine Calcide

c)

Calcium Bromide

d)

Bromine Carbide

11.

WHich of the following would have a high boiling point?

a)

MgO

b)

CO

c)

NO2

d)

CH4

12.

What charge would a potassium (K) ion have?

a)

-2

b)

-1

c)

+1

d)

+2

13.

A solid substance is soft, has a low melting point and is a poor conductor of electricity. The substance is most likely formed with

a)

ionic bonds

b)

metallic bonds

c)

polar bonds

d)

covalent bonds

14.

Which is the correct electron dot model for oxygen?

a)

b)

c)

d)

15.

The number of ___ is most important in determining how atoms will bond.

a)

neutrons

b)

electrons in the first energy level

c)

protons

d)

valence electrons

16.

Is this molecule polar or nonpolar?

a)

polar

b)

nonpolar

17.

A ______ is a force that hold atoms together in a compound.

a)

chemical reaction

b)

chemical formula

c)

chemical bond

d)

synthesis reaction

18.

A _________________ is composed of symbols and subscripts indicating the number of atoms of an element in a compound.

a)

chemical formula

b)

chemical equation

c)

chemical reaction

d)

chemical notation

19.

Atoms form compounds when the compound is more ______________ than the separate atoms.  Noble gases are more _________than other elements because they have a complete outer energy level.

a)

explosive

b)

stable

c)

toxic

d)

reactive

20.

A _______ is a charged particle because it has more or fewer electrons than protons.  When an atom _____ an electron, it becomes a positively charged ion.  When an atom ____an electron, it becomes a negatively charged ion.

a)

isotope, gains, loses

b)

ion, loses, gains

c)

ion, gains, loses

d)

isotope, loses, gains

21.

The sum of the charges on the ions in a unit of the compound is

a)

positive 1

b)

negative 1

c)

zero

d)

depends on the atoms involved

22.

How many magnesium atoms in Mg(NO3)2

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

6

23.

How many oxygen atoms in 3Mg(NO3)2

a)

6

b)

9

c)

18

24.

How many molecules of methane are there?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

4

25.

If there is no subscript, there is ______ atom(s) of that element.

a)

0

b)

2

c)

only 1

d)

1 million

26.

A subscript is the small number below a(n) ________ that tells the number of _______ of that element.

a)

element symbol; atoms

b)

atom; element symbol

c)

subscript; protons

d)

compound; elements

27.

Atoms of elements that share their electrons unequally are

a)

ionic

b)

polar

c)

nonpolar

d)

metallic

28.

Which of these compounds would have the lowest melting point?

a)

NaCl

b)

BaBr2

c)

AsCl3

d)

KCl

29.

When representing chemical bonds, _______ represent electrons being transferred and ______ represent electrons that are being shared

a)

circles, arrows

b)

lines, sticks

c)

circles, lines

d)

arrows, circles

30.
What two types of atoms make a covalent bond?
a)
2 Nonmetals
b)
1 Nonmetal and 1 Metal
c)
2 Metals
d)
2 Noble Gases