1. Ch. 1
Chemical Bonds

2. What occurs between atoms that do not easily lose electrons?
metallic bonding
chemical bonding
covalent bonding
ionic bonding
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3. Most molecules are composed of what?
one or more elements
two or more elements
three or more elements
four or more elements
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4. Why can metals bend without breaking?
Metals contain positively charged ions.
Metals contain constantly moving electrons.
Metals contain ionic bonds.
Metals contain moving ions.
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5. How are electrons in an atom organized?
energy levels
valence levels
groups
periods
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6. What are the only parts of an atom that make chemical bonds?
protons in the nucleus
neutrons in the nucleus
electrons in the nucleus
valence electrons
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7. What is the same within each group on the periodic table?
number of protons
number of electrons
number of atoms
number of valence electrons
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8. Why don’t noble gases normally form chemical bonds?
They have 2 valence electrons.
They have a full outermost energy level.
They have an empty outer level.
They have 8 protons.
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9. What is the charge of a sodium ion with 11 protons and 10 electrons?1+ 2+ 1– 2–
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10. What ending is used for the names of negative ions formed when atoms gain electrons?
-ade
-ide
-ate
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11. What can group numbers on the periodic table help you determine?
the number of valence electrons
the number of electrons
the number of protons
the number of neutrons
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12. What is the smallest particle into which a covalently bonded compound can be divided and still be the same compound?
molecule
atom
electron
proton
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13. What allows metals to bond?
overlapping outer energy levels
a low number of valence electrons
a large number of valence electrons
ions
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14. Which of the following properties of a metal means that it can be drawn into wires?
electrical conductivity
malleability
ductility
flexibility
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15. Which of the following represents the number of protons in an atom?
proton number
atomic number
covalent number
nuclear number
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16. What do atoms gain, lose, or share when they bond?
protons
neutrons
electrons
atoms
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17. How many electrons fill the outermost energy level of an atom?4 6 8 10
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18. What do metal atoms form when they lose valence electrons?
negative ions
positive ions
covalent bonds
atomic bonds
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19. What is the joining of atoms to form new substances?
chemical bonding
bonding
joining chemicals
bonding atoms
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20. What do you call an interaction that holds two atoms together?
chemical hold
chemical bond
chemical interaction
bond of chemicals
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21. What do you call a bond that forms when electrons are transferred from one atom to another?
compound bond
ionic bond
crystal bond
atom bond
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22. What are charged particles that form when atoms gain or lose electrons?
particle atoms
atomic ions
bonds
ions
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23. When atoms gain electrons during chemical changes, what charge do they have?
positive charge
neutral charge
negative charge
chemical charge
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24. What is the most important factor in determining how an atom will bond?
the number of protons
the number of neutrons
the number of electrons in the innermost energy level
the number of electrons in the outermost energy level
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25. How many valence electrons does helium need to have a filled outermost energy level?1 2 4 8
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26. Because ions in metals can be easily arranged without breaking the metallic bonds, metals tend to be easily
shattered.
crystallized.
reshaped.
broken.
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27. Which of the following is NOT a property of metals associated with metallic bonds?
malleability
ductility
conductivity
brittleness
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