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Ionic or Covalent Bond?                   DATE :
29 Questions
1. Covalent bonds are between...
A Metal and Metal                          B Metal and Non-metal
C Non-metal and Non-metal
2.                           Is hydrogen considered a metal or a non-metal?
A A metal                                  B Metalloid
C Nonmetal
3. What is a valence electron?
A A type of bond.                          B The sum of neutrons and protons.
C The # of electrons in the last shell.    D A popular compound.
4. Ionic bonds are between...
A Metal and Metal                          B Non-metal and Non-metal
C Metal and Non-metal
5. Atoms are most stable when their outer shell is complete.
A false                                 B true
 6. Why do elements bond?
A To create a new element                   B To be friends
C To become stable
 7.                          Ionic or covalent?
                             NaBr
A Covalent                                  B Ionic
 8.                          Ionic or covalent?
                             H2O
A Ionic                                     B Covalent
 9. What kind of element forms covalent bond?
A non metals                                B metal and non metal
C metals                                    D semi -metals
10. Ionic compounds form because _______ charges attract.
A opposite                               B like
11. Which is most likely to form an ion of -1?
A an element from group 1                    B a metal
C an element from group 17                  D an  element with atoms that have
                                               eight valence electrons
12. Noble gases will form chemical bonds with other elements
A only with other noble gases               B True
C False
13. Which of the following compounds does NOT contain molecules?
A H2O                                   B CO2
C NaCl                                  D H2
14. Gain or lose electrons
A Ionic Bonds                               B Covalent Bonds
C Both bonds                                D Neither bond
15. Share electrons
A Both bonds                                B Neither bond
C Ionic Bonds                               D Covalent Bonds
16. Why do covalent bonds form?
A Outer energy level shells become full B Both
C Opposite charges attract              D Neither
17.                          Bromine is a
A Nonmetal                                  B Metal
18.                           Aluminum is a
A Nonmetal                                    B Metal
19. Silicon is a
A Nonmetal                                    B Metal
20. Gold(Au) is a
A Metal                                       B Nonmetal
21. Ionic or covalent? NaCl
A Covalent                                    B Ionic
22. Sodium has _____ valence Electrons
A 8                                    B 2
C 1                                    D 7
23. Chlorine has _____ valence Electrons
A 2                                      B 1
C 8                                      D 7
24. Neon has _____ valence Electrons
A 2                                           B 1
C 8                                           D 7
25. Bromine has _____ valence Electrons
A 1                                     B 2
C 8                                     D 7
26. Calcium has _____ valence Electrons
A 8                                       B 1
C 2                                       D 7
27. The octet rule really means
A All elements will lose 8 electrons      B All elements want full valence
C All elements will take 8 electrons      D All elements want 8 valence
28. Ionic bonds work because
A both    atoms are converted to metals B two positive charges stick together
    after the atoms ionize                          after the atoms are ionized
C opposite    charges are attracted after
    the atoms gain or lose electrons
29. In an ionic bond, ions only have full valence if
A two opposite ions stick together        B two positive ions stick together
C two metals combine