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Covalent Exam

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How are atoms held together in covalent bonds?

a)

By gaining and losing electrons

b)

By sharing electrons

2.

Which of the following has the highest melting point as a result of being an ionic compound?

a)

O2

b)

F2

c)

Na2O

d)

CCl4

3.

Ethane is C2H6; it is made entirely of C-C and C-H bonds. What type of bonding is present in this molecule?

a)

Ionic

b)

Polar Covalent

c)

Non-polar covalent

d)

Metallic

4.

What types of elements combine to form ionic bonds?

a)

Metals and metalloids

b)

Metals and non metals

c)

Non metals only

d)

Metalloids only

e)

Metals only

5.

When diatomic fluorine creates a molecule, what type of bond is used? (Hint, you may have to draw the Lewis structure)

a)

Single bond

b)

Double bond

c)

Triple bond

6.

What are atoms used to complete an octet but not used in bonding called?

a)

Shared pair

b)

Lone pair

c)

Bonded pair

7.

Which of the following is NOT one of the seven diatomic molecules?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Carbon

c)

Bromine

d)

Iodine

e)

Oxygen

8.

When diatomic nitrogen creates a molecule, what type of bond is used? (Hint, you may have to draw the Lewis structure)

a)

Single bond

b)

Double bond

c)

Triple Bond

9.

What type of bond will N - H form?

a)

Polar Covalent

b)

Non-polar Covalent

c)

Ionic

10.

What shape will the molecule BH3 take on?

a)

Bent

b)

Trigonal Planar

c)

Trigonal Pyramidal

d)

Tetrahedral

11.

Why does Xe participate in covalent bonding while Ne does not?

a)

Ne is a diatomic element while Xe is not

b)

Xe has lone pairs with additional repulsion

c)

Xe can have an expanded octet

d)

Ne has a sextet, not an octet

12.

Which element is an exception to the octet rule?

a)

Br

b)

H

c)

N

d)

O

13.

What type of bond is present in the compound Co3N?

a)

Covalent

b)

Ionic

14.

What type of bond does NO2 have?

a)

Ionic

b)

Covalent

15.

How many atoms of oxygen are in the compound Al2(SO4)3

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

7

e)

12

16.

How many electrons are shared between two atoms in a double covalent bond?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

6

17.

In a polar covalent bond, electrons are shared ____________ between two atoms.

a)

equally

b)

unequally

18.

Which of the following has the greatest electronegativity?

a)

O

b)

S

c)

Br

d)

Si

19.

Of the choices, which is the most polar bond?

a)

N-S

b)

N-F

c)

N-Cl

d)

N-Br

20.

The compound CBr4 has a tetrahedral shape, what is the molecular polarity?

a)

Polar

b)

Nonpolar

21.

What is the molecular geometry (shape) of NH3?

a)

Bent

b)

Trigonal Planar

c)

Trigonal Pyramidal

d)

Tetrahedral

e)

Linear

22.

What is the correct molecular geometry AND molecular polarity of HCN?

a)

Tetrahedral, nonpolar

b)

Tetrahedral, polar

c)

Bent, polar

d)

Linear, polar

e)

Linear, nonpolar

23.

Which of the following bonds is the most polar?

a)

O-F

b)

N-F

c)

H-F

d)

S-F

24.

When drawing the structure of diatomic oxygen (O2), what type of bond is used?

a)

single

b)

double

c)

triple

d)

quadruple

25.

What is the name of XeF4?

a)

Xenon fluoride

b)

Xenon tetrafluoride

c)

tetraXenon tetrafluoride

d)

monoXenon fluoride