Question Chemical Bonding

(1) What does Gilbert Lewis's theory of chemical bonding state?

(a) A chemical bond is formed when an atom's electrons interact with each other (b) All of the choices (c) Atoms bond together to fill their valence shells (d) The most stable configuration for many elements is one that contains eight valence electrons

(2) What are the two main types of chemical bonds?

(a) ionic bonding and covalent bonding (b) nonpolar covalent bonding and covalent bonding (c) polar bonding and covalent bonding (d) simple bonding and ionic bonding

(3) Which particles play the most active role in chemical bonding?

(a) electrons (b) neutrons (c) protons (d) valence electrons

(4) An ionic bond is formed when electrons are:

(a) completely destroyed (b) completely transferred (c) divided (d) equally shared

(5) Due to the fact that Ionic compounds have strong intermolecular forces they are ____________ at room temperature.

(a) bonded covalently (b) gases (c) liquids (d) solids

(6) Ionic bonds form between which elements in the periodic table?

(a) metals and metalloids (b) metals and nonmetals (c) noble gases and metalloids (d) noble gases and nonmetals

(7) A covalent bond is formed when electrons are:

(a) destroyed (b) shared (c) split (d) transferred

(8) Covalent bonds form between which elements in the periodic table?

(a) a metal and metalloid (b) two metalloids (c) two metals (d) two nonmetals

(9) In a polar covalent bonding, electrons are:

(a) completely transferred (b) destroyed (c) equally shared (d) unequally shared

(10) In a nonpolar covalent bonding, electrons are:

(a) completely transferred (b) destroyed (c) equally shared (d) unequally shared

(11) What kind of bonding occurs in the water molecule?

(a) covalent bond (b) ionic bond (c) nonpolar covalent bond (d) polar covalent bond

(12) What type of bonding exists in the N2 molecule?

(a) covalent-ionic (b) ionic bond (c) nonpolar covalent bond (d) polar covalent bond

(13) When a partial electrical charge exists across a molecule, it is called a(n):

	(a) dipole
	(b) ion
	(c) ionic compound
	(d) nonpolar bond