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Covalent and Ionic bond

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Metals ____________ valence electrons and form __________ ions.

a)

Lose, negative

b)

Lose, positive

c)

Gain, negative

d)

Gain, positive

2.

Nonmetals ______________ valence electrons and form ___________ ions.

a)

Lose, negative

b)

Lose, positive

c)

Gain, negative

d)

Gain, positive

3.

Ionic bonds are formed between

a)

Metal + nonmetal

b)

Metal + metal

c)

Nonmetal + nonmetal

d)

Metalloid + metalloid

4.

Covalent bonds are formed between

a)

Metal + nonmetal

b)

Metal + Metal

c)

Nonmetal + nonmetal

d)

Metalloid + metalloid

5.

When writing ionic compounds the _____________ always comes first

a)

Nonmetal

b)

Gibbs free energy

c)

Metal

d)

Constant

6.

Identify the compound below


NaCl

a)

Ionic

b)

Covalent

c)

Metallic

d)

Synthetic

7.

Identify the compound below


NH3

a)

Ionic

b)

Covalent

c)

Metallic

d)

Synthetic

8.

Identify the compound below


P2O5

a)

Ionic

b)

Covalent

c)

Metallic

d)

Synthetic

9.

Prefixes are only used for covalent compounds

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Identify the charge for Chlorine (Cl)

a)

1-

b)

1+

c)

2-

d)

2+

e)

3-

11.
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
12.
In chemical compounds, covalent bonds form when
a)
the electronegativity difference between two atoms is very large.
b)
electrons are completely transferred between two metals.
c)

pairs of electrons are shared between two non-metal atoms.

d)

two non-metal atoms are attracted to each other by opposite charges.

13.

In ionic bonding, valence electrons are _______.

a)

shared

b)

transferred

c)

destroyed

14.

Which of the following will form an anion?

a)

Titanium

b)

Iron

c)

Calcium

d)

Sulfur

15.

Which of the following will form a cation?

a)

Aluminum

b)

Sulfur

c)

Iodine

d)

Nitrogen

16.

Which of the following will form a cation?

a)

Tellurium

b)

Iodine

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Nickel

17.

Which of the following will form an anion?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Cobalt

c)

Strontium

d)

Cesium

18.

Select all of the ionic compounds:

a)

HF

b)

NaBr

c)

CaO

d)

K2S

e)

CO2

19.

Select all of the covalent compounds:

a)

H2O

b)

NO

c)

CaCl

d)

Na2O

e)

CH3COOH

20.
What is the NAME of....
Na2S
a)
sodium (II) sulfide
b)
sodium sulfide
c)
disodium sulfide
d)
sodium sulfur
21.
What is the NAME of....
Mg3N2
a)
magnesium (III) nitride
b)
magnesium (II) nitride
c)
magnesium (II) nitrogen
d)
magnesium nitride
22.
What is the NAME of...
CrN
a)
chromium (II) nitride
b)
chromium (III) nitride
c)
chromium nitride
d)
chromium (I) nitride
23.
What is the FORMULA for....
beryllium iodide
a)
Be2I
b)
BeI
c)
BeI2
d)
BI2
24.
The name of the compound NH4F is
a)
Nitrogen hydrogen fluorine
b)
Ammonium Fluoride
c)
Ammonia Fluoride
d)
Nitrogen tetrahydride fluoride
25.
The name of Ca₃(PO₄)₂ is
a)
calcium phosphide oxide
b)
calcium phosphate
c)
tricalcium diphosphate
d)
carbon phosphate
26.
The name of Fe(OH)₂ is
a)
iron oxide
b)
iron hydroxide
c)
iron (II) hydroxide
d)
iron dihydroxide