Quiz: Ionic And Covalent Bonds-sean Griffin

10 Questions | By Sseery | Updated: Mar 22, 2022 | Attempts: 3940

Questions

Settings

Create your own Quiz

Quiz: Ionic And Covalent Bonds-sean Griffin - Quiz

Identify, compare, and contrast ionic bonds with covalent bonds. Understand why atoms bond.

Questions and Answers

1.

How many electrons does an atom need to fill its valence shell?
- A.
  
  2
- B.
  
  4
- C.
  
  6
- D.
  
  8
- E.
  
  10
2.

Nonmetals tend to gain electrons, forming negatively charged ions called _______.
3.

Metals tend to lose electrons, forming positively charged ions called _______.
4.

Ionic bonds involve transfer of electrons, but covalent bonds involve ______ of electrons.
5.

The octet rule states that:
- A.
  
  Atoms will lose, gain or share electrons to obtain a full valence shell
- B.
  
  Bonding is unlikely to occur between oppositely charged ions.
- C.
  
  A single covalent bond involves two pairs of shared electrons.
- D.
  
  A covalent bond results between two oppositely charged ions.
- E.
  
  Halogens often bond with alkaline earth metals.
6.

In Lewis Dot Structure, the dots represent _______ electrons.
7.

The charge that hold oppositely charged atoms together is called
- A.
  
  Metallic bonds
- B.
  
  Electrostatic force
- C.
  
  Covalent bonds
- D.
  
  Hund's rule
- E.
  
  Pauli Exclusion Principle
8.

Two hydrogen atoms sharing one pair of electrons to fill their valence shells with two electrons each is called a ______ covalent bond.
9.

In Lewis dot structure of two covalently bonded atoms, a line between a dot of each of two atoms represents
- A.
  
  Electrostatic force
- B.
  
  An ionic bond
- C.
  
  A shared pair of electrons
- D.
  
  The electron cloud
- E.
  
  Valence electrons
10.

A bond involving the sharing of three pairs of electrons, such as two atoms of covalently bonded nitrogen is called a _____ covalent bond.