Electronegativity and Chemical Bonding

Nonmetals binding to nonmetals tend to form ______________ bonds.

• Ionic
• Metallic
• Covalent

Metals binding to metals tend to form ______________ bonds.

• Ionic
• Metallic
• Covalent

Metals binding to nonmetals tend to form ______________ bonds.

• Ionic
• Metallic
• Covalent

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NGSS.HS-PS1-1

Which of these is characteristic of metallic bonding?

• Electrons transferred between two atoms.
• Electrons shared between two atoms.
• Electrons delocalized throughout a structure of many atoms.

How many valence electrons give most atoms a stable electron configuration?

• 8
• 4
• 2
• 6

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NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

A shorter distance between two bonded atoms correlates to a stronger bond between them.

• True
• False

A smaller charge between two bonded atoms correlates to a stronger bond between them.

• True
• False

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NGSS.HS-PS1-3

A larger lattice energy between two atoms in an ionic compound correlates to a stronger bond between them.

• True
• False

Which of these has the longest bond?

• KF
• KBr
• KI
• KCl

Which of these has the strongest bond?

• KF
• KBr
• KI
• KCl