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Ions and Octet Rule

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the best definition of valence electrons?

a)

The outermost electron NOT involved in chemical reactions

b)

The innermost electrons involved in chemical reactions

c)

The outermost electrons involved in chemical reactions.

d)

The innermost electrons NOT involved in chemical reactions

2.

Get your periodic table out! How many valence electrons does Carbon (C) have?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

4

d)

14

3.

Get your periodic table out! How many valence electrons does Nitrogen (N) have?

a)

5

b)

3

c)

15

d)

7

4.

Get your periodic table out! How many valence electrons does Sodium (Na) have?

a)

11

b)

1

c)

2

d)

6

5.

Get your periodic table out! How many valence electrons does Neon (Ne) have?

a)

10

b)

0

c)

8

d)

18

6.

Get your periodic table out! How many valence electrons does Boron (B) have?

a)

5

b)

13

c)

3

d)

6

7.

How many valence electrons do atoms want to be stable?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

10

d)

18

8.

What part of the atom is involved in chemical reactions?

a)

protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Outer electrons (valence)

d)

Inner eletrons

9.

What is the rule that elements want to have 8 valence electrons?

a)

Octet rule

b)

Octopus rule

c)

Valence electrons rule

d)

Ion rule

10.

What advantage does an element have when it has a full valence level of 8 electrons?

a)

Greater mass

b)

having more electrons is like having more money

c)

to over power teh effect of the protons

d)

stability

11.

What makes an element an atom (neutral) instead of an ion?

a)

when there are more electrons than protons

b)

When there are more protons than electrons

c)

When the electrons are equal to the protons.

12.

How do can atoms complete the octet rule?

a)

They lose or gain protons

b)

They lose or gain neutrons

c)

They lose or gain electrons in the outer most level

d)

They lose of gain electrons from the inner most level

13.

How many electrons does Na want to gain or lose to complete the octet rule?

a)

It wants to gain 7 electrons

b)

It wants to lose 3 electrons

c)

It wants to lose 1 electron

d)

It want so gain 6 electrons

14.

How many electrons does Al (Aluminum) want to gain or lose to complete the octet rule?

a)

It wants to gain 3 electrons

b)

It wants to lose 3 electrons

c)

It wants to lose 5 electron

d)

It want so gain 6 electrons

15.

How many electrons does Cl (Chlorine) want to gain or lose to complete the octet rule?

a)

It wants to gain 1 electrons

b)

It wants to lose 7 electrons

c)

It wants to lose 9 electron

d)

It want so gain 10 electrons

16.

How many electrons does Se (Selenium) want to gain or lose to complete the octet rule?

a)

It wants to gain 2 electrons

b)

It wants to lose 6 electrons

c)

It wants to lose 15 electron

d)

It wants to gain 6 electrons

17.

Metals tend to _______________ electrons and form __________ ions. These ions are called ______________.

a)

gain, negative, anions

b)

lose, positive, cations

c)

gain, negative, negatrons

d)

lose, positive, positrons

18.

What ion does oxygen form when it gains 2 electrons. Originally Oxygen had 8 electrons and 8 protons.

Protons - electrons = charge.

a)

O-6, it now has 8 more electrons than protons

b)

O-2, It now has 2 more electrons than protons

c)

O+2, it now has 2 more protons than electrons.

19.

What ion does Magnesium form?

Protons - electrons = charge.

a)

Mg-2​, gains 2 electrons, it has 2 more electrons than protons.

b)

Mg+2, loses 2 electrons, it has 2 more protons than electrons.

c)

Mg-6, gains 6 electrons, it has 6 more electrons than protons

20.

What ion would F form?

a)

F-1, Because it will gain one electron making it have 1 more electron than proton.

b)

F+7, because it will lose 7 electrons making it have 7 more protons than electrons.

21.

This is a Bohr Diagram of Aluminum. How many valence electrons does Aluminum have?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

22.

How many valence electrons does Tin (Sn) have?

a)

8

b)

7

c)

5

d)

4

23.

How many valence electrons does Lithium (Li) have?

a)

8

b)

1

c)

5

d)

2

24.

How many valence electrons does Bromine (Br) have?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

25.

According to the diagram below, how many bonds will this atom be able to make?

a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
26.

This is a correct dot diagram for neon (Ne)

a)

true

b)

false

27.

Which of these is incorrect?

a)
b)
28.
This could be the dot diagram of 
a)
Ne
b)
Si
c)
Al
d)
Be