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bonding quiz

Total questions: 119

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Ionic or covalent?
C  O
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
2.
Ionic or covalent?
Na  Br
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
3.
Ionic or covalent?
K  Br
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
4.
Ionic or covalent?
H  O
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
5.
Ionic or covalent?
C  H
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
6.
Ionic or covalent?
Na  Cl
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
7.
Ionic or covalent?
Na  F
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
8.
Ionic or covalent?
N  H
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
9.
Ionic or covalent?
Ca  Cl
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
10.
Ionic or covalent?
H  H
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
11.
What is the rule for figuring out if it is ionic or covalent?
a)
Covalent bonds form between two metals.
b)
Ionic bonds form between two metals.
c)
Covalent bonds form between a metal and a non-metal.
d)
Ionic bonds form between a metal and a non-metal.
12.

What type of bonding does this picture show?

a)

Ionic

b)

Covalent

13.

What type of bonding does this picture show?

a)

Ionic

b)

Covalent

14.

Valence electrons are shared

a)

Ionic bonds

b)

Covalent bonds

15.

Valence electrons are transferred

a)

Ionic bonds

b)

Covalent bonds

16.
Where are the nonmetals located on the periodic table? 
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Green
17.
According to the octet rule most elements need _______ valence electrons.
a)
2
b)
8
c)
6
d)
18
18.

The positive ions tend to _____________ electrons.

a)

lose

b)

gain

19.

The negative ions tend to _____________ electrons.

a)

lose

b)

gain

20.
Where are metals located on the periodic table?
a)
Blue
b)
Green
c)
Red
21.

What type of elements form cations?

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids?

22.

How does calcium become a calcium ion?

a)

it loses 2 electrons

b)

it gains 2 electrons

23.

Cations

a)

Gain electrons, has an overall positive charge

b)

Lose electrons, has an overall positive charge

c)

Lose electrons, has an overall negative charge

d)

Gain electrons, has an overall negative charge

24.

How many Aluminum atoms are in Al2O3?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

2

d)

1

25.

Which of the following is an ionic compound?

a)

HCl

b)

H2O

c)

MgO

d)

CO2

26.

If an element belongs to Carbon group in the Periodic table, how many valence electrons are found on their outermost shell?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

27.

Which element will be paired to Sulfur for it to become a covalent compound?

a)

Potassium

b)

Magnesium

c)

Aluminum

d)

Carbon

28.

Valence electrons are found

a)

outermost energy level

b)

innermost energy level

c)

some where in the electron cloud

29.

Ionic Bonds

a)

metal with nonmetal

b)

nonmetal with nonmetal

30.

Covalent Bonds

a)

metal with nonmetal

b)

nonmetal with nonmetal

31.

Cl2

a)

Ionic Bond

b)

Covalent Bond

32.

CaCl

a)

Ionic Bond

b)

Covalent Bond

33.

NH3

a)

Ionic Bond

b)

Covalent Bond

34.

NaO

a)

Ionic Bond

b)

Covalent Bond

35.

Cl2

a)

Metal with Nonmetal

b)

Nonmetal with Nonmetal

36.

CaCl

a)

Metal with Nonmetal

b)

Nonmetal with Nonmetal

37.

NaO

a)

Metal with Nonmetal

b)

Nonmetal with Nonmetal

38.

NH3

a)

Metal with Nonmetal

b)

Nonmetal with Nonmetal

39.

Valence electrons are found

a)

outermost energy level

b)

innermost energy level

c)

some where in the electron cloud

40.

An atom with 1 valence electron 'needs' a full shell, so it can either gain 7 electrons or lose 1. Which is more likely to occur?

a)

nothing

b)

gain 7

c)

lose 1

41.

How do covalent bonds form?

a)

by sharing electrons between atoms

b)

by donating or receiving electrons

42.

What two types of atoms make a covalent bond?

a)

2 nonmetals

b)

2 metals

c)

1 metal and 1 nonmetal`

43.

How many valence electrons does Boron have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

44.

When an atom loses an electron, it becomes a

a)

positive ion

b)

negative ion

45.

Ionic bonds are between

a)

metals and nonmetals

b)

2 metals

c)

2 nonmetals

46.

Atoms are most stable when their outer shell is full or complete.

a)

true

b)

false

47.

How are ionic bonds formed?

a)

transfer of electrons

b)

sharing of electrons

48.

Group numbers on the periodic table help us determine

a)

number of valence electrons

b)

state of the element (solid, liquid, gas)

49.

Water is an example of what?

a)

molecular compound (covalent compound)

b)

ionic compound

50.

Salt is an example of what?

a)

ionic compound

b)

covalent compound

51.

Atoms involved in a covalent bond are not charged, while atoms involved in an ionic bond are charged (negative or positive)

a)

true

b)

false

52.
Ionic bonds form between metals and ____.
a)
metalloids
b)
metals
c)
nonmetals
53.
Ionic bonds form between two ions that have...
a)
ionic compounds
b)
negative charges
c)
positive charges
d)
opposite charges
54.
Which is most likely to form a negative ion...
a)
an element from Group 17
b)
a metal
c)
an element from Group 1
d)
an element with atoms that have eight valence electrons
55.
A(n) _____________ is an atom or group of atoms that has an electric charge. 
a)
ion
b)
electron
56.
The attraction between oppositely charged ions is called a(n) _______________.
a)
ionic bond
b)
polyatomic ion
57.
When an atom loses a valence electron, it becomes a(n) _________ion.
a)
positive 
b)
negative
58.
In order to have a stable arrangement of 8 valence electrons, metal atoms are likely to _________electrons.
a)
gain
b)
lose
59.
In an ionic compound, the total positive charge of all the positive ions ___________ the total negative charge of all the negative ions.
a)
equals
b)
is more than
60.

Ionic compounds occur between:

a)

one metal and one non-metal

b)

one positively charged thing and one negatively charged thing

c)

two non-metals

d)

two metals

61.

Ionic compounds involve the:

a)

sharing of electrons

b)

give/take of electrons

c)

don't involve electrons at all

d)

sharing of protons

62.

Metals make _____ ions.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

63.

Nonmetals will make _____ions.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

64.

What part of the atom does bonding involve?

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

all electrons

d)

valence electrons

65.

How many valence electrons do MOST atoms need to be stable?

a)

123

b)

8

c)

as many as there are protons

66.

Ionic bonds are formed between...

a)

Non - metals

b)

A metal and a non-metal

c)

Metals

67.

Which of the below is an ionic compounds?

a)

Ni

b)

MgCl2

c)

H2O

d)

CH4

68.

How is an ionic bond formed?

a)

Sharing of electrons

b)

Delocalised electrons

c)

Transfer of electrons

69.

An example of an ionic compound is Sodium Chloride, which is made from Na+ and Cl- ions. Why do these ions form an ionic bond?

a)

They have like charges

b)

They are from the same group

c)

They are from the same period

d)

They have opposite charges

70.

Lead Chloride is an ionic compound, made up from Pb2+ ions and Cl- ions. Which is the correct formula for this compound?

a)

PbCl3

b)

PbCl

c)

PbCl4

d)

PbCl2

71.

Sodium Oxide is Na2O. Meaning there are 2 Na present for every O in the ionic compound. As the Oxygen ion has a charge of -2, what charge does each Sodium ion have?

a)

-1

b)

-2

c)

+2

d)

+1

72.

What is the correct formula for aluminium oxide? Aluminium is in group 3 and oxygen is in group 6.

a)

Al₂O₃

b)

AlO

c)

AlO₄

d)

Al₂O

e)

Al₃O₂

73.
Ionic bonds are between...
a)
Metal and Non-metal
b)
Non-metal and Non-metal
c)
Metal and Metal
74.
How are ionic bonds formed?
a)
Transfer of electrons
b)
Sharing of electrons
75.
How do the following two elements bond together?
Al3+  O2-         
a)
AlO
b)
Al2O3
c)
Al3O6
d)
Al3O2
76.
How many valence electrons does Chlorine have?
a)
5
b)
2
c)
7
d)
5
77.
A charged particle that has gained or lost electrons is called a _____.
a)
molecule
b)
ion
c)
isotope
d)
element
78.
What type of bond is this?
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
79.
A cation is a ____ ion.
a)
negative
b)
positive
80.
A anion will be a ____ ion.
a)
negative
b)
positive
81.
Nitrogen will ____ valence electrons when forming an ionic bond.
a)
gain 1
b)
lose 1
c)
gain 3
d)
lose 3
82.
Beryllium will ____ valence electrons when forming an ionic bond.
a)
lose 4
b)
gain 4
c)
lose 2
d)
gain 2
83.
Boron will ____ valence electrons when forming an ionic bond.
a)
lose three
b)
gain three
c)
lose 5
d)
gain 5
84.
Ionic bonds form between metals and ____.
a)
metalloids
b)
metals
c)
nonmetals
85.
What determines ionic bonds to form?
a)
Number of protons
b)
Mass of the atom
c)
Number of total electrons
d)
Number of valence electrons
86.
Ionic bonds consist of the ____ of valence electrons.
a)
sharing
b)
transfer
87.
A Nitrogen molecule (N2) has one triple bond. How many electrons do the nitrogen atoms share?
a)
1
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
6
88.
The chemical bond formed when two atoms share electrons  is called a(an) IONIC bond. 
a)
True
b)
False
89.
Covalent bonds usually form when a nonmetal combines with a(an) METAL.
a)
True
b)
False
90.
A(n) ION is a neutral group of atoms joined by covalent bonds.
a)
True
b)
False
91.
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
92.
What region of the periodic table contains atoms that form covalent bonds?
a)
the left side
b)
the middle
c)
the right side
d)
top left
93.
What would you name this molecule?
a)
SNa3
b)
H3O
c)
NaCl
d)
H2O
94.

Identify the following compound as ionic or covalent: SO2

a)

ionic

b)

covalent

95.

What is it called if there are three pairs of electrons being shared?

a)
Triple bond
b)
Bond length
c)
Tribond
d)
Chocolate Mousse
96.
What is it called when atoms share two pairs of electrons?
a)
A double bond
b)
A single bond
c)
A triple bond
d)
A quadruple bond
97.
What is it called when atoms share one pair of electrons?
a)
A double bond
b)
A triple bond
c)
A quadruple bond
d)
A single bond
98.

Identify the following compound as ionic or covalent: CH3COOH

a)

ionic

b)

covalent

99.

Identify the following compound as ionic or covalent: Ca(OH)2

a)

ionic

b)

covalent

100.

The positive ions tend to _____________ electrons.

a)

lose

b)

gain

101.

The negative ions tend to _____________ electrons.

a)

lose

b)

gain

102.

When an atom loses an electron, it becomes a

a)

positive ion

b)

negative ion

c)

neutral ion

d)

neutral atom

103.
Ionic bonds are between...
a)
Metal and Non-metal
b)
Non-metal and Non-metal
c)
Metal and Metal
104.
How are ionic bonds formed?
a)
Transfer of electrons
b)
Sharing of electrons
105.
Why do elements bond?
a)
To be friends
b)
To create a new element
c)
To become stable
106.
Where are the nonmetals located on the periodic table? 
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Green
107.
Where are metals located on the periodic table?
a)
Blue
b)
Green
c)
Red
108.
Ionic bonds form between two ions that have...
a)
ionic compounds
b)
negative charges
c)
positive charges
d)
opposite charges
109.

What type of elements form cations?

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids?

110.

Cations

a)

Gain electrons, has an overall positive charge

b)

Lose electrons, has an overall positive charge

c)

Lose electrons, has an overall negative charge

d)

Gain electrons, has an overall negative charge

111.

How does magnesium become an magnesium ion?

a)

it loses 2 electrons

b)

it gains 2 electrons

112.

How does oxygen become an oxide ion?

a)

it loses 2 electrons

b)

it gains 2 electrons

113.
Is hydrogen considered a metal or a non-metal?
a)
A metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
114.
An electron has what kind of charge?
a)
no charge
b)
positive 
c)
negative
d)
it depends
115.

How many Aluminum atoms are in Al2O3?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

2

d)

1

116.
According to the octet rule most elements need _______ valence electrons.
a)
2
b)
8
c)
6
d)
18
117.

The positive ions tend to _____________ electrons.

a)

lose

b)

gain

118.

The negative ions tend to _____________ electrons.

a)

lose

b)

gain

119.

Group numbers on the periodic table help us determine

a)

number of valence electrons

b)

state of the element (solid, liquid, gas)

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