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PS Bonding Test

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The chemical bond formed when two atoms share electrons is called a(n)

a)

Covalent bond

b)

Ionic bond

c)

Metallic bond

d)

Electron bond

2.

Which pair of atoms will combine with each other and form an ionic bond?

a)

C and O

b)

C and H

c)

Ca and Mg

d)

Ca and Br

3.

What is the oxidation number of oxygen in most compounds?

a)

6

b)

-2

c)

8

d)

0

4.

Which formula represents a substance that contains covalent bonds?

a)

LiCl

b)

CaCl₂

c)

K₂O

d)

CO₂

5.

How does an atom of aluminum become an ion?

a)

It gains 3 electrons

b)

It gains 3 protons

c)

It loses 3 electrons

d)

It loses 3 neutrons

6.

How many electrons are shared within a single bond?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

4

7.

Which atoms are most likely to form covalent bonds?

a)

metal atoms that share electrons

b)

metal atoms that share protons

c)

nonmetal atoms that share electrons

d)

nonmetal atoms that share protons

8.

The electrons that are lost, gained, or shared in chemical bonds are called ____________.

a)

valence electrons

b)

chemical electrons

c)

Lewis electrons

d)

none of the above

9.

Which of the following is NOT an example of covalent bonding?

a)

H₂O

b)

NaF

c)

NH₃

d)

O₂

10.

How many electrons are needed in the outer energy levels of most atoms for the atom to be chemically stable?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

11.

How many electrons are being shared in a triple bond?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

8

d)

12

12.

Cations are ions with a ______ charge that are formed when an atom ______ electrons. Which option best completes the sentence?

a)

positive, loses

b)

negative, gains

c)

positive, gains

d)

negative, loses

13.

Anions are ions with a _______ charge that are formed when an atom _______ electrons. Which option best completes the sentence?

a)

negative, gains

b)

positive, loses

c)

neutral, shares

d)

negative, loses

14.

Ionic compounds are made of a _______ and a _________. Covalent molecules are made of a ___________ and a _____________.

a)

metals / nonmetals;

nonmetals / nonmetals

b)

nonmetals / nonmetals; metals / nonmetals

c)

metals / metals; nonmetals / metals

d)

nonmetals / nonmetals; metals / metals

15.

Noble gases rarely form compounds because:

a)

they have a complete or full valence electron shell.

b)

they are highly reactive.

c)

they have unstable electron configurations.

d)

they easily lose electrons.

16.

Which of the following compounds are usually the strongest?

a)

Ionic

b)

Covalent

c)

Metallic

d)

Molecular

17.

Which process is taking place in the diagram to the left? Mark all that apply.

a)

electron transfer

b)

electron sharing

c)

ionic bonding

d)

covalent bonding

18.

If an atom ​ (a)   electrons, it will become negative.

If an atom ​ (b)   electrons, it will become positive.

Choose from the below words
gains
loses
destroys
creates
19.

Match the following

a)

Ionic

1.

electrons are transfered

b)

Covalent

2.

Electrons are shared

c)

Compound

3.

Two or more chemically combined elements

d)

Molecule

4.

Two or more covalently bonded atoms.

20.

The image at the left shows the Lewis Dot Diagram for a (a)   bond. When this compound forms, the aluminum becomes a​ (b)   and the fluorine atoms become ​ (c)   ions. The name of this compound is ​ (d)   and it's formula is ​ ​​ (e)   .

Choose from the below words
ionic
cation
negative
aluminum fluoride
aluminum trifluoride
anion
positive
covalent
Al3F
AlF3
21.

Match the following cation/anion with how many valence electrons it lost/gained (its oxidation number).

a)

Fe3+Fe^{3+}

1.

lost three valence electrons

b)

O2O^{2-}

2.

gained 2 valence electrons

c)

II^-

3.

gained one valence electron

d)

Ca2+Ca^{2+}

4.

lost two valence electrons

e)

Cs+Cs^+

5.

lost one valence electron

22.

Indicate whether the compound below is ionic or covalent.

Categorize the following

Na2O

H2O

AgNO3

CBr4

NH4Cl

B2Si

Phosphorous triiodide

Trisulfur hexafluoride

Ammonium sulfide

N20

Sodium carbonate

Manganese (III) bromide

Ionic
Covalent
23.

Which is the correct formula for Sodium sulfide?

a)

Na2S

b)

NaS2

c)

Na2S2

d)

NaS

24.

Which is the correct formula for Beryllium acetate?

a)

Be2(C2H3O2)2

b)

Be(C2H3O2)2

c)

Be2(C2H3O2)

d)

Be(C2H3O2)

25.

Which is the correct formula for Triboron heptahydride?

a)

Br3H7

b)

B3OH

c)

B3H7

d)

B3OH7

26.

Which is the correct formula for Tetracarbon decahydride?

a)

CH

b)

C3H9

c)

C4(OH)10

d)

C4H10

27.

Which is the correct formula for Ammonium fluoride?

a)

NHF4

b)

Nh4F

c)

NH4F

d)

(NHF)4

28.

Which is the correct formula for Iron (II) chloride?

a)

Fe2Cl

b)

FeCl2

c)

Fe2Cl2

d)

FeCl

29.

Which is the correct formula for Manganese (III) oxide?

a)

Mn3O

b)

Mn2O3

c)

Mn3O2

d)

MnO

30.

Which is the correct formula for Magnesium sulfate?

a)

MgSO4

b)

Mg2SO2

c)

MgS2O

d)

MgSO

31.

What is the correct name for the following formula?

N2S

a)

nitrogen sulfate

b)

sulfate nitride

c)

nitrogen sulfide

d)

dinitrogen monosulfide

32.

What is the correct name for the following formula?

CF4

a)

carbonate tetrafluoride

b)

carbon tetrafluoride

c)

fluorine carbide

d)

monocarbon tetrafluoride

33.

What is the correct name for the following formula?

CO

a)

oxygen monocarbide

b)

carbonate oxide

c)

carbon monoxide

d)

carbon oxide

34.

What is the correct name for the following formula?

P4O6

a)

oxygen phosphate

b)

phosphate oxide

c)

phosphorous oxide

d)

tetraphosphorous hexaoxide

35.

What is the correct name for the following formula?

NH4I

a)

iodine ammonide

b)

ammonium iodide

c)

nitrogen hydriodide

d)

nitrogen tetrahydrogen iodide

36.

What is the correct name for the following formula?

PbCO3

a)

lead carbonide

b)

lead (III) carbonate

c)

lead (II) carbonate

d)

lead tricarbonide

37.

What is the correct name for the following formula?

Be3P2

a)

berylliate phosphide

b)

beryllium phosphate

c)

beryllium phosphide

d)

triberyllium diphosphide

38.

What is the correct name for the following formula?

MgO

a)

magnesium oxide

b)

magnesium monoxide

c)

monomagnesium monoxide

d)

oxygen magneside