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Covalent Bonding Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of a covalent bond?

a)

A bond formed between two adjacent atoms through the sharing of valence electrons

b)

A bond formed between two adjacent atoms through the transfer of valence electrons

c)

A bond formed between two adjacent atoms through the attraction of opposite charges

d)

A bond formed between two adjacent atoms through the repulsion of like charges

2.

Which of the following compounds is an example of a covalent bond?

a)

NaCl

b)

CaO

c)

H2O

d)

KBr

3.

What is the octet rule?

a)

Atoms tend to gain or lose electrons to achieve a full outer shell of 8 electrons

b)

Atoms tend to share electrons to achieve a full outer shell of 8 electrons

c)

Atoms tend to repel each other when they have 8 electrons in their outer shell

d)

Atoms tend to attract each other when they have 8 electrons in their outer shell

4.

What is the relationship between bond length and bond energy?

a)

As bond length increases, bond energy increases

b)

As bond length increases, bond energy decreases

c)

As bond length decreases, bond energy increases

d)

As bond length decreases, bond energy decreases

5.

What is the formal charge of an atom in a molecule or ion?

a)

The charge that would reside on an atom if all bonding electrons are shared equally

b)

The charge that would reside on an atom if all bonding electrons are transferred

c)

The charge that would reside on an atom if all bonding electrons are repelled

d)

The charge that would reside on an atom if all bonding electrons are attracted

6.

What is the purpose of resonance structures?

a)

To show the different arrangements of atoms in a molecule

b)

To show the different arrangements of electrons in a molecule

c)

To show the different arrangements of charges in a molecule

d)

To show the different arrangements of bonds in a molecule

7.

Which of the following elements is the most electronegative?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon

d)

Fluorine

8.

What is the bond order of a covalent bond?

a)

The number of bonding electron pairs between the bonding atoms

b)

The distance between the atomic nuclei when energy is minimized

c)

The energy required to break a chemical bond in a gas-phase molecule

d)

The ability of an atom in a molecule to draw electrons to itself

9.

Which of the following compounds exhibits resonance?

a)

NaCl

b)

H2O

c)

O2

d)

CO2

10.

What is the best structure for N2O?

a)

N—O—N

b)

N—N—O

c)

O—O—N