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Chemical Bonding test

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is shared between two atoms in a covalent bond?

a)

Energy

b)

Electrons

c)

Protons

d)

Neutrons

2.

Which type of elements primarily form covalent bonds?

a)

Nonmetals

b)

Alkalis

c)

Metals

d)

Metalloids

3.

How many electrons are shared in a double covalent bond?

a)

Four

b)

Six

c)

Two

d)

Eight

4.

In a covalent bond, what happens to the electrons?

a)

They are shared between atoms

b)

They become static

c)

They are removed

5.

Why do atoms form covalent bonds?

a)

To become ions

b)

To reduce their atomic number

c)

To achieve a full outer electron shell

d)

To lose electrons

6.

In a covalent bond, how are electrons shared?

a)

Transferred from one atom to another

b)

Shared unevenly in all cases

c)

Equally between atoms

d)

Not shared at all

7.

How are electrons treated in ionic bonding?

a)

They are transferred

b)

They are removed

c)

They are unaffected

d)

They are shared

8.

Which elements typically form ionic bonds?

a)

A metal and a metalloid

b)

Two metals

c)

A metal and a non-metal

d)

Two non-metals

9.

In an ionic bond, what charge does the atom that loses electrons obtain?

a)

Negative

b)

Positive

c)

No charge change

10.

What type of substances typically form covalent bonds?

a)

Metals and non-metals

b)

Noble gases

c)

Non-metals

d)

Metals

11.

What does H-H represent in structural formula?

a)

A double covalent bond

b)

A hydrogen bond

c)

A single covalent bond

d)

An ionic bond

12.

How many Valence Electrons are in oxygen?

a)

6

b)

2

c)

4

d)

8

13.

Covalent bonds can form single, double, or...

a)

quadruple

b)

multiple

c)

one

d)

triple

14.

What type of bond is show here?

a)

covalent bond

b)

ionic bond

c)

kinetic bond

d)

physical bond

15.

What type of covalent bond is shown here?

a)

double bond

b)

triple bond

c)

quadruple bond

d)

single bond

16.

Na₂O forms an ionic bond. What charge will oxygen have after bonding?

a)

-2

b)

-1

c)

+2

d)

+1

17.

What kind of bond does O₂ have?

a)

single covalent bond

b)

double covalent bond

c)

ionic bond

d)

double ionic bond

18.

When magnesium and fluoride form an ionic bond, which element has a positive charge?

a)

oxygen

b)

magnesium

c)

fluoride

d)

nitrogen

19.

A _______________ is a mutual electrical attraction between the nuclei and valence electrons of different atoms that binds the atoms together

a)

physical bond

b)

chemical bond

c)

kinetic bond

d)

potential bond

20.

An atom that gains or loses an electron becomes

a)

an isotope

b)

a new element

c)

an ion

d)

a molecule

21.

When an atom gains an electron it becomes

a)

negatively charged

b)

positively charged

c)

neurtal

22.

Valence electrons are

a)

neutral (no charge)

b)

found in the outer most energy level of the atom

c)

equal to the number of protons

23.

How many different elements are in the C6H12O6

a)

3

b)

6

c)

12

d)

24