Ionic & Covalent Bond Properties

What is the main reason why atoms form bonds?

• To change color

• To achieve stability

• To create energy

• To increase mass

Which type of bond occurs between metals and nonmetals?

• Ionic

• Covalent

• Metallic

• Polar

What type of bond is sodium and chlorine?

• ionic

• covalent

What type of bond occurs between nonmetals and nonmetals or nonmetals and metalloids?

• Ionic

• Covalent

• Metallic

• Polar

Which type of bond forms a crystalline or lattice structure?

• Polar

• Covalent

• Ionic

• Metallic

What is the state of matter at room temperature for compounds with ionic bonds?

• Plasma

• Liquid

• Solid

• Gas

What is the state of matter at room temperature for compounds with covalent bonds?

• Liquid

• Solid

• Gas

• Plasma

Which type of bond is electrically conductive in distilled water?

• Ionic

• Polar

• Covalent

• Metallic

Which type of bond has a low melting point?

• Metallic

• Polar

• Covalent

• Ionic

Ionic and Covalent Bonds have some properties that are similar.

Such as: neither of them are electrically conductive while not in motion (dissolved in a solution).

• True

• False