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Periodic Trends and Chemical Bonding Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are valence electrons?

a)

The innermost electrons

b)

The outermost electrons

c)

All the electrons found in the atom

2.

How many valence electrons does Argon have

a)

8

b)

11

3.

Which of the images show the correct electron dot notation for Boron??

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

4.
Each element wants to gain or lose electrons so that it can have the same electron configuration as......
a)

a noble gas

b)

other elements in its group

c)
other elements in its period
d)
it used to have before reacting
5.

Bonus: How many atoms are in a diatomic molecule?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

8

6.

Which type of bonding has one atom completely give up an electron to another?

a)

Ionic

b)

Covalent

7.

How many valence electrons does Bromine (Br) have?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

8.

Bonus: This is a Bohr Diagram of Aluminum. How many valence electrons does Aluminum have?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

9.

Based on your understanding of what type of atoms do ionic or covalent bonding, which type of bond does the following compound have?

SO4

a)

Covalent

b)

Ionic

c)

Metallic

10.

Bonus: Which of the following pairs of elements have similar properties

a)
Barium and Calcium
b)
Sodium and Magnesium
c)
Nickel and Copper
d)
Lithium and Helium 
11.
The energy required to remove electrons is the definition of: 
a)
Electronegativity
b)
Atomic Number
c)
Atomic Radius
d)
Ionization
12.
Which has the greater Electronegativity: 
N or C?
a)
C
b)
N
13.

Bonus: Order the elements S, Cl, and F in terms of increasing atomic radii.

a)

S, Cl, F

b)

Cl, F, S

c)

F, S, Cl

d)

F, Cl, S

e)

S, F, Cl

14.

Bonus: What type of bond would form between K2S?


Electronegativity Difference Range

Nonpolar: <0.5

Polar: 0.5-1.7

Ionic: >1.7

a)

Ionic

b)

Nonpolar covalent

c)

Polar covalent

15.

Draw the Lewis dot structure for the following molecule: AsBr3 (hint: As is in the middle)

To gain FULL points, you must include the total number of valence electrons for each element and for the molecule as a whole!