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Ionic and Covalent Test

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A water molecule (H2O) is an example of a covalent bond because ____.
a)
The hydrogen gains an electron an the oxygen loses one.  
b)
Electrons are shared btween the hydrogen and oxygen
c)
They do not form a eutral goup of atoms. 
d)
Hydrogen and oxygen are both negative ions.   
2.
Ionic bonds form between what types of elements? 
a)
Metal to Metal
b)
Metal to Nonmetal
c)
Nonmetal to Nonmetal
3.
Covalent bonds form between what types of elements? 
a)
Metal to Nonmetal
b)
Nonmetal to Nonmetal
c)
Metal to Metal
4.
Which of the below elements will most likely form an Ionic Bond
a)
P and O
b)
Cs and O
c)
Li and Mg
d)
Ne and Cl
5.
How many Atoms are in FeO2
a)
3
b)
2
c)
1
d)
4
6.
When Calcium forms a bond, what will occur? 
a)
Calcium with give away it two valence electrons to form an covalent bond. 
b)
Calcium will share its two valence electrons to form an covalent bond
c)
Calcium will give away its two valence electrons to form an ionic bond
d)
Calcium will share its two valence electrons to form an ionic bond. 
7.
Which of the below elements will most likely form an Covalent Bond? 
a)
K and Cl
b)
H and O
c)
Al and Mg
d)
K and Na
8.
The force that hold two atoms together is called a ______. 
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Reaction
c)
Chemical Bond
d)
Physical Change
9.
Which Compound would be classified as a covalent bond
a)
CaCl2
b)
P2O5
c)
KI
d)
MgO
10.
How many electrons does chlorine need to gain in order to have a full outer shell? 
a)
7
b)
0
c)
1
d)
8
11.
A charged Particle is called an 
a)
isotope
b)
Ion
c)
Molecule
d)
Compound
12.
The number of _____ is most important in determining how an atoms will bond. 
a)
Neutrons
b)
Protons
c)
Valence Electrons
d)
Electron sin the innermost shell
13.
What is a group of covalently bonded atoms with a charge known as?
a)
isotope
b)
polyatomic ion
c)
ionic compound
d)
molecule
14.
What type of bond is this?
a)
ionic
b)
covalent
15.
What would be the ionic formula for 
Calcium and Phosphate?
a)
CaPO4
b)
Ca3(PO6)
c)
Ca2(PO4)3
d)
Ca3(PO4)2
16.
What is the rule for figuring out if it is ionic or covalent?
a)
Covalent bonds form between two metals.
b)
Ionic bonds form between two metals.
c)
Covalent bonds form between a metal and a non-metal.
d)
Ionic bonds form between a metal and a non-metal.
17.
Is this a covalent bond or an ionic bond?
a)
Covalent bond
b)
Ionic bond
18.
The compound 0would be classified as a 
a)
Covalent Bond
b)
Ionic Bond
c)
Element
d)
Metallic Bond
19.
How do the following two elements bond together?
Cr3+  O2-         
a)
CrO
b)
Cr3O2
c)
Cr2O3
d)
CrO3
20.
Name the following compound:
Li2S
a)
dilithium sulfide
b)
dilithium monosulfide
c)
lithium sulfide
d)
lithium monosulfide
21.
A covalent bond in which electrons are shared unequally is:
a)
polar
b)
a double bond
c)
ionic
d)
polyatomic
22.
Metallic bonding is...
a)
sharing of electrons between 2 nonmetals
b)
transfer of electrons from metal to nonmetal
c)
sharing of electrons between a metal and a nonmetal
d)
an attraction between positive metal ions and mobile electrons.
23.
What happens to the electrons in a Nonpolar Covalent bond
a)
transferred from one atom to another
b)
shared equally between 2 atoms
c)
shared unequally between 2 atoms
d)
mobile
24.
Which of the following contains a polyatomic ion?
a)
Cu2CO3
b)
MnO
c)
CrN
d)
BeCl2