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Chemical Bonds

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 2hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How are covalent bonds formed?
a)
Sharing of electrons
b)
Transfer of electrons
2.
Why do elements bond?
a)
To be friends
b)
To create a new element
c)
To become stable
3.
Same repel, opposites
a)
avoid
b)
attract
c)
push
d)
pull
4.
What is a valence electron?
a)
The sum of neutrons and protons.
b)
The # of electrons in the last shell.
c)
A type of bond.
d)
A popular compound.
5.
Group numbers on the periodic table help us determine 
a)
The number of valence electrons
b)
Color of the elements
6.
Where are metals located on the periodic table?
a)
Blue
b)
Green
c)
Red
7.
Where are the nonmetals located on the periodic table? 
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Green
8.
Where are the metalloids located on the periodic table?
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Green
9.
Two or more atoms held together by a chemical bond is called what?
a)
A molecule
b)
A molecure
10.
Which of these is not a real bond in chemistry?
a)
James
b)
Ionic
c)
Covalent
11.

All but Hydrogen and Helium want how many valence electrons?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

8

d)

0

12.

When atoms bond it is called a ___________________ because they make a new substance.

a)

chemical reaction

b)

physical reaction

13.

Covalent Bonds ______________ valence electrons.

a)

give

b)

take

c)

keep

d)

share

14.
Some elements combine chemically and no longer have the same ________________ they did before forming a compound.
a)
valence electons
b)
energy
c)
properties
d)
group number
15.
Atoms gain lose, gain, or ______electrons to get a stable outer energy level.
a)
share
b)
split
c)
create
d)
destroy
16.
A ____________is the force that holds atoms together in a compound.
a)
Chemical Formula
b)
Chemical Reaction
c)
Chemical Bond
d)
Synthesis Reaction
17.
A _______ is a charged particle because it has more or fewer electrons than protons.  When an atom _____ an electron, it becomes a positively charged ion.  When an atom ____an electron, it becomes a negatively charged ion.
a)
isotope, gains, loses
b)
isotope, loses, gains
c)
ion, loses, gains
d)
ion, gains, loses
18.
An ionic compound is held together by the _______--the force of attraction between opposite charges of the atoms.
a)
Covalent Bond
b)
Ionic Bond
c)
Synthetic Bond
d)
Molecular Bond
19.
The sum of the charges on the ions in a unit of the compound is ___________. 
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
zero
d)
±1
20.
A ________is the force of attraction between atoms sharing electrons.
a)
Synthetic Bond
b)
Ionic Bond
c)
Molecular Bond
d)
Covalent Bond
21.
Atoms can form double or triple ______depending on whether they share two or three pairs of electrons.
a)
Molecules
b)
Bonds
c)
Compounds
d)
Elements
22.

Ionic bonds form between ---

a)

nonmetals.

b)

metals and nonmetals.

23.

Covalent bonds form between ---

a)

nonmetals.

b)

metals and metals

c)

metals and nonmetals

24.

What are valence electrons?

a)

sum of the protons and neutrons

b)

protons minus electrons

c)

electrons in the inner shells

d)

electrons in the outer shell

25.

Atoms that gain an electron have an electric charge of ---

a)

-1.

b)

-2.

c)

+1.

d)

+2.

26.

If an atom has 7 protons and 7 electrons, its electric charge is ---

a)

-7

b)

-14

c)

0

d)

+7

27.

Atoms form compounds to become more ---

a)

reactive

b)

stable

c)

explosive

d)

toxic

28.

Atoms gain lose, gain, or ______electrons to get a stable outer energy level.

a)

share

b)

split

c)

create

d)

destroy

29.

An atom with a different number of electrons than it should have (more or less) is called an ---

a)

isotope

b)

valence electron

c)

ion

d)

octet

30.

Which of the following is NOT a covalent bond?

a)

K2S

b)

H2O

c)

I2

d)

CO2

31.

Which of the following is NOT an ionic bond?

a)

NH3

b)

KCl

c)

K3N

d)

NaCl

32.

Why do chemical bonds form?

a)

so the number of protons equals the number of electrons

b)

to fill the outermost electron level

c)

so an atom can become unstable

33.

An electron has a ___ charge.

a)

no charge

b)

positive

c)

negative

d)

it depends

34.

A proton has a ___ charge.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

no charge

d)

it depends

35.

According to the Octet Rule, atoms of elements react with each other in order to attain ____ electrons in their outermost energy level or shell.

a)

2

b)

4

c)

8

d)

10

36.

An atom of Neon complies with the Octet Rule because it has ___ electrons in its outer shell.

a)

10

b)

8

c)

2

d)

7

37.
Ionic bonds are between...
a)
nonmetals and nonmetals
b)
carbon and oxygen
c)
metals and nonmentals
d)
hydrogen and chlorine
38.
Covalent bonds are between...
a)
two or more nonmetals
b)
sodium and chlorine
c)
metals and metals
d)
metals and nonmetals
39.
What kind of chemical bond forms between a metal and a nonmetal?
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
c)
fake
d)
metallic
40.
What kind of bond forms between two nonmetals?
a)
ionic 
b)
covalent
c)
metallic
d)
fake
41.
What is the name for an ion with a positive charge?
a)
cation
b)
anion
c)
onion
d)
union
42.
What is the name for an ion with a negative charge?
a)
cation
b)
anion
c)
onion
d)
union
43.
What kind of bond forms when atoms share electrons?
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
c)
artificial
d)
univalent
44.
What kind of bond forms when atoms exchange electrons?
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
c)
artificial
d)
univalent
45.
What are valence electrons?
a)
sum of the protons and neutrons
b)
protons minus electrons
c)
electrons in the inner shells
d)
electrons in the outer shell
46.
If an atom loses two electrons what charge will it have?
a)
-2
b)
-1
c)
+1
d)
+2
47.
If an atom gains two electrons what charge will it have?
a)
-2
b)
-1
c)
+1
d)
+2
48.
If an atom has 7 protons and 7 electrons what charge will it have?
a)
-2
b)
-1
c)
0
d)
+2
49.
What happens when a sodium atom loses an electron?
a)
0
b)
-1
c)
+1
d)
-2
50.
How many valence electrons does oxygen have?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
51.
Atoms gain lose, gain, or ______electrons to get a stable outer energy level.
a)
share
b)
split
c)
create
d)
destroy
52.

Which of the following describes covalent bonds?

a)

Bonds form because of opposite charges

b)

electrons are shared to fill outer electron shells

c)

Electrons are transferred between atoms

d)

Covalent bonds are magical

53.
Valence electrons are the...
a)
Innermost electrons
b)
Middle electrons
c)
Outermost electrons
d)
Any electrons
54.

What is the difference between elements and compounds?

a)

they are the same

b)

elements make up compounds

c)

compounds make up elements

d)

compounds are made of the same type of atoms while elements are mad up of two or more types of atoms

55.

If an atom gains an electron, what charge will it have?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

56.

Where is most of the mass of an atom found?

a)

nucleus

b)

electron cloud

c)

atomic number

d)

mass number

57.

How many total electrons can the 2nd shell or energy level hold?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

8

d)

18

58.

What happens to the valence electrons of an atom when it is a covalent bond?

a)

transfers electrons

b)

shares electrons

c)

does nothing

59.

What happens to the valence electrons of an atom that uses an ionic bond?

a)

transfers electrons

b)

shares electrons

c)

nothing

60.

Which of the following is an ion?

a)

Na

b)

C

c)

O

d)

Na+1

61.

On the periodic table, carbon is in group 14, period 2. How many valence electrons does carbon have?

a)

6

b)

14

c)

2

d)

4

62.

A pure substance that contains 2 or more elements that are chemically bonded.

a)

an atom

b)

an ionic bond

c)

organic

d)

a compound

63.

What happens to electrons in an ionic bond?

a)

they are shared equally between atoms

b)

both atoms in the bond lose electrons

c)

both atoms in the bond gain electrons

d)

one atom gains electrons and the other atom loses electrons

64.

Groups 1, 2 and 13 on the periodic table contain elements with atoms that lose valence electrons and become _____ charged.

a)

equally

b)

negatively

c)

positively

d)

neutrally

65.

Dot diagrams represent ____.

a)

outer shell electrons

b)

protons

c)

neutrons

d)

all electrons

66.

What group will rarely form compounds because they are stable atoms?

a)

18

b)

1

c)

2

d)

17

67.

Which element only needs 2 valence electrons to be stable?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Neon

68.

What type of chemical bonds are between metals and nonmetals?

a)

ionic bonds

b)

covalent bonds

c)

metallic bonds