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Lewis Structures Ao

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In scientific terms, anything that represents something else, whether it's physical or conceptual, is called a ___

a)

theory

b)

model

c)

hypothesis

d)

chemical bond

2.

Which molecular model uses perfectly spherical atoms connected by clearly defined bonds?

a)

the space-filling model

b)

the Lewis structure

c)

the condensed molecular structure

d)

the ball-and-stick model

3.

Molecules are like groups of atoms hanging out close to each other because that's where their energy is ___

a)

minimized

b)

zero

c)

maximized

d)

quantized

4.

In reality, the only thing connecting two atoms together in a chemical bond is a bunch of ___

a)

electrons

b)

protons

c)

photons

d)

neutrons

5.

In a covalent bond, where do the bonding electrons spend most of their time?

a)

between the nuclei

b)

in the nuclei

c)

radiating away from the nuclei

d)

equally distributed around the nuclei

6.

If a scientific model were a perfect representation of reality, it would ___

a)

be in underwear catalogs

b)

win a Nobel Prize

c)

be built on incorrect assumptions

d)

cease being a model and become reality

7.

Early scientists, including Isaac Newton, thought that atoms combined because they were ___

a)

shared regions of electrons

b)

literally sticky

c)

quantum mechanical in nature

d)

magnetic

8.

In the 19th century, who discovered positive and negative charges associated with chemicals in certain situations?

a)

Gilbert Newton Lewis

b)

Jöns Jacob Berzelius

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Linus Pauling

9.

In 1916, which American chemist described a covalent bond as two atoms sharing electrons?

a)

Gilbert Newton Lewis

b)

Robert S. Mulliken

c)

Leo Baekeland

d)

Linus Pauling

10.

A 2D model that represents covalent bonds as lines and unbonded electrons as dots is called ___

a)

a space-filling model

b)

a line structural formula

c)

a ball-and-stick model

d)

a Lewis structure

11.

In Lewis structures, bonds are formed by pairs of valence electrons called ___

a)

structural electrons

b)

orbital electrons

c)

lone pairs

d)

bonding pairs

12.

In Lewis structures, pairs of electrons that are attached to only one atom are known as ___

a)

isoelectronic doublets

b)

free electrons

c)

lone pairs

d)

bonding pairs

13.

Sodium has one valence electron and chlorine has ___

a)

none

b)

two

c)

seven

d)

eight

14.

The Lewis structure for sodium chloride doesn't include a line because ___

a)

there are no lone pairs

b)

there are no covalent bonds

c)

there are no valence electrons

d)

chlorine is a metal

15.

For water, each hydrogen atom has one valence electron, and oxygen has ___

a)

four

b)

five

c)

six

d)

seven

16.

In Lewis's model each bond requires ___

a)

a pair of electrons

b)

four electrons

c)

lone pairs of electrons

d)

an octet

17.

How many valence electrons does carbon have?

a)

two

b)

three

c)

four

d)

six

18.

When drawing the Lewis structure for carbon dioxide, all three of the atoms need ___

a)

lone pairs

b)

ionic bonds

c)

five valence electrons

d)

a full octet

19.

A bond in which two pairs of electrons are shared by a pair of atoms is called a ___

a)

coordinate covalent bond

b)

combo bond

c)

deuce

d)

double bond

20.

Molecular nitrogen is really hard to break up because it has ___

a)

a triple bond

b)

a lone pair on each atom

c)

14 electrons

d)

a quadruple covalent bond

21.

Quantum mechanics basically involves the idea that some things, like light and electrons, are both ___

a)

points and vectors

b)

particles and waves

c)

clouds and droplets

d)

lone pairs and bond pairs

22.

Who developed a quantum mechanical model of chemical bonds and won a Nobel Prize for it in 1954?

a)

Arnold Sommerfeld

b)

Niels Bohr

c)

Erwin Schrödinger

d)

Linus Pauling