Uniyals Academy
Covalent Bonding 8 th Chemistry
1. In a covalent bond, one or more electrons are?
shared lost gained transferred
2. What two types of atoms make a covalent bond?
2 Nonmetals 1 Nonmetal and 1 Metal 2 Metals 2 Noble Gases
3. What region of the periodic table contains atoms that form covalent bonds?
the left side the middle the right side top left
4. What is it called if there are three-pairs of electrons being shared?
Triple Bond Three Single Bonds Tribond Double and Single Bond Combo
5. How many electrons are shared in a double bond?
2 4 6 8
6. According to the octet rule most elements need _______ valence electrons.
2 8 6 18
7. What would you name this molecule?
SNa3 H3O NaCl H2O
8. What is the name of this Compound
P2O5 Phosphorous PentaOxide Diphosphorous pentaoxide Phosphourous Oxide
9. The correct name for CH4 is...
Carbon Hydrogen Carbon Tetrahydride Monocarbon hydride Carbon Hydride
10. Which of the following gives the correct chemical formula for the compound Dinitrogen
Monoxide?
NO N2O N2O2 O2N2
11. What is the correct chemical name for the molecular compound: SF4
Sulfur Fluoride Sulfur TetraFluoride TetraSulfide Fluoride Sulfur (IV) Fluoride
12. Which of the following is the chemical formula for sulfur hexachloride?
SCl6 S6Cl S6Cl6 S1Cl6
13. What is the correct chemical formula for phosphorus trihydride?
P2H3 P4H2 PH3 P3H3
14. Which of the following names matches the chemical formula N2O3?
Dinitrogen triople oxide Nitrogen oxide Dinitrogen trioxide Trioxide nitrogen
15. Which of the following would be called tetracarbon octahydride with our naming system?
C3H8 C3H10 C4H8 C4H9
16. Magnesium bromide is an ionic compound with the chemical formula MgBr₂. What does the
"2" tell you?
There are 2 bromide ions for every magnesium ion
Bromide has a 2- charge Bromide has a 2+ charge
There are 2 magnesium ions to every bromide ion
17. What is the formula of Sodium oxide?
Na2O NaO2 Na2O2 Na2O
18. Ionic compounds are ordinarily found as
Plasma liquids gasses crystalline solids
19. How are compounds with metallic bonds similar to ionic compounds?
Both tend to have double and triple bonds.
Both tend to have low boiling point
Both tend to have poor conductivity.
Both tend to have high melting points.
20. Nonmetals tend to form ions by
destroying electrons gaining electrons losing electrons sharing electrons
21. Which of the following would have the lowest melting point?
MgCl2 Al2O3 CO2 AlP
22. A bond between a metal and a nonmetal is called a(n)
covalent bond ionic bond metallic bond transfer bond
23. At room temperature, most metals are
Liquid solid gas an alloy
24. Why do metals conduct
They are shiny
The electrons are held tightly within the lattice
The electrons are delocalised and able to move
The electrons are shared between two metal ions
25. What does malleable mean?
able to be shaped will break easily can be used for wire is shiny
26. What happens to valence electrons in ionic bonding?
The metal loses valence electrons to the nonmetal
The metal and nonmetal share electrons equally
The nonmetal loses valence electrons to the metal
Both the metal and nonmetal lose electrons
27. How should you read the formula LiF?
Lithiide Fluorine Lithium Fluorium Lithium Fluoride Lithium Phosphine
28. What force holds together cations and anions in ionic bonds?
The electrical attraction between the positive cation and the negative anion
The electrons shared between the positive cation and the negative anion
The magnetic attraction between the positive cation and the negative anion
The gravitational attraction between two pieces of matter
29. How many Chlorine atoms should bond with one Aluminum atom?
1 2 3 4
30. Why do atoms bond?
They typically don't bond To add or take away energy levels
To have a full valence shell. To have a full inner shell
31. Chemical bonds form when atoms
combined nuclei give up neutrons gain protons share or transfer electrons
32. What usually forms the positive ion?
Metal Nonmetals None
33. In an ionic bond the metal wants to ______ electrons.
Lose gain share
34. How do the following two elements bond together?
K1+ S2-
KS K8S K6S3 K2S
35. When an ionic compound is formed, its charge is
Negative neutral (no charge) positive
