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Chapter 4 Chemical Bonds

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 45mins

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Class
Date
1.
Ionic bonds form between two ions that have...
a)
ionic compounds
b)
negative charges
c)
positive charges
d)
opposite charges
2.
Ions that are made of more than one atom are called...
a)
ionic compounds
b)
crystals
c)

polyatomic ions

d)
ionic bonds
3.
A(n) _____________ is an atom or group of atoms that has an electric charge. 
a)
ion
b)
electron
4.

The transfer of Valence electrons from a metal to a non metal is known as

a)

Covalent Bonding

b)

Metallic bonding

c)

Molecular bonding

d)

Ionic Bonding

5.

Ionic bonds are formed when electrons get

a)

Shared between two atoms

b)

Removed from both atoms

c)

Transferred from one atom to another

d)

Added to both atoms

6.

Why do elements form chemical bonds?

a)

Because they're neutral

b)

To create a new element

c)

To become stable

d)

Because they all need to gain more electrons

7.

An ionic bond is the attraction between a positive and negative ion.

a)

True

b)

False

8.
An ionic bond results due to the __________ attraction between 2 oppositely charged ions.
a)
delocalized
b)
weird
c)
electrostatic
d)
ionization
9.

When an atom loses or gains electrons, what is formed?

a)

Protons

b)

Irons

c)

Ions

d)

Noble Ions

10.
Metals tend to _____ electrons to form _______; nonmetals tend to _____ electrons to form ________.
a)
lose, cations ;   lose, anions
b)
gain, cations ;    lose, anions
c)
gain, anions ;    gain, cations
d)
lose, cations ;     gain, anions
11.
When is an atom stable?
a)

when it has a half full valence electron shell

b)

when it has a full valence electron shell

c)

when it has an empty valence electron shell

d)

when its protons equal its neutrons

12.
_____ tend to form negative anions.
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
13.
_____ tend to form positive cations.
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
14.

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

d)

so the number of protons equals the number of neutrons

15.

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

d)

lose 7

16.

How do covalent bonds form?

a)

Donating & receiving valence e- between atoms.

b)

Opposite slight charges attract each other between compounds.

c)

Scientists are still not sure how they form.

d)

Sharing valence e- between atoms.

17.

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

18.

What is the correct name for C4H6?

a)

Carbon Hexahydride

b)

Pentacarbon Pentahydride

c)

Hexacarbon Tetrahydride

d)

Tetracarbon Hexahydride

19.

What is the correct name for NO?

a)

Mononitrogen Monoxide

b)

Nitrogen Monoxide

c)

Mononitrogen Dioxide

d)

Nitrogen Oxide

20.

What is the formula for Tricarbon Octahydride?

a)

Ca3O

b)

C2H8

c)

C3H8

d)

Ca3H8

21.

What is Sulfur Trichloride?

a)

SCl3

b)

SiCl3

c)

SCl4

d)

Si3Cl

22.

Phosphorous trichloride

a)

PCl3

b)

P3Cl

c)

P3Cl3

d)

PCI

23.

P2O5

a)

Phosphorus Oxide

b)

Pentaphosphorus Dioxide

c)

Diphosphorous pentoxide

d)

Phosphoric Oxygen

24.

PBr5

a)

Phosphorus Bromide

b)

Phosphorus Pentabromide

c)

Pentaphosphorus bromide

d)

Phosphorus Bromine

25.

As4O10

a)

arsenic oxide

b)

quadarsenic decoxide

c)

tetraarsenic decoxide

d)

arsenic decoxide

26.

A covalent compound made of one sulfur and two oxygen atoms would be named

a)

sulfur dioxide.

b)

sulfur oxide.

c)

disulfur oxide.

d)

sulfide oxygen.

27.

The covalent compound N2O5 would be named

a)

nitrogen oxide.

b)

dinitrogen oxide.

c)

nitrogen pentoxide.

d)

dinitrogen pentoxide.

28.

Disulfur trioxide

a)

S3O2

b)

SO

c)

S2O3

d)

S2O

29.

The covalent compound N2O5 would be named

a)

nitrogen oxide.

b)

dinitrogen oxide.

c)

nitrogen pentoxide.

d)

dinitrogen pentoxide.

30.

Bromine monofluoride

a)

Br1F1

b)

BrF

c)

Br2F

d)

BrF2