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IONIC BONDS

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How does oxygen become an oxide ion?

a)

it loses 2 electrons

b)

it gains 2 electrons

c)

it shares electrons

d)

it releases energy

2.

What part of the atom does bonding involve?

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

all electrons

d)

valence electrons

3.

How many valence electrons do MOST atoms need to be stable?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

electrons equal to number of protons

d)

electrons equal to number of neutrons

4.

In order to have a stable arrangement of 8 valence electrons, metal atoms are likely to _________electrons.

a)

gain electrons.

b)

lose electrons

c)

gain protons

d)

lose protons

5.
In an ionic compound, the total positive charge of all the positive ions ___________ the total negative charge of all the negative ions.
a)
equals
b)
is more than
6.

When an atom loses an electron, it becomes a

a)

positive ion

b)

negative ion

c)

neutral ion

d)

neutral atom

7.
How are ionic bonds formed?
a)
Transfer of electrons
b)
Sharing of electrons
8.
Why do elements bond?
a)
To be friends
b)
To create a new element
c)
To become stable
9.

Cations

a)

Gain electrons, has an overall positive charge

b)

Lose electrons, has an overall positive charge

c)

Lose electrons, has an overall negative charge

d)

Gain electrons, has an overall negative charge

10.

Anions

a)

Gain electrons, has an overall positive charge

b)

Lose electrons, has an overall positive charge

c)

Lose electrons, has an overall negative charge

d)

Gain electrons, has an overall negative charge

11.
Elements in the same _________ have the same number of valence electrons
a)
Row
b)
Group
c)
Metals
d)
Nonmetals
12.

What kind of bond forms between metals and nonmetals?

a)

Ionic Bonds

b)

Covalent Bonds

c)

Both bonds

d)

Neither bond

13.
If my charge becomes 2+ what does that say about me?
a)
I am stealing 2 electrons
b)
I am losing 2 electrons
c)
I am in period 2
d)
I have an atomic # of 2
14.
If I gain electrons I become
a)
Positive because I've added to my atom
b)
negative because I've added electrons
c)
same because i'm balanced
d)
equal because now I have electrons
15.

What is the overall charge of the ionic compound NaCl

a)

+1

b)

+2

c)

+3

d)

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