Chemical Bonding Quiz

What type of bond is typically formed between a metal and a nonmetal?

• Covalent Bond

• Metallic Bond

• Ionic Bond

• Hydrogen Bond

Ionic bonds are formed between ions of what charges?

• Positive and positive

• Negative and negative

• Positive and negative

• Neutral and neutral

Which of the following is usually a positive ion?

• Nonmetal

• Metalloid

• Metal

• Noble gas

What is a nonmetal typically when it forms an ion?

• Positive ion

• Negative ion

• Neutral atom

• Isotope

Covalent bonds are primarily between which types of atoms?

• Metal and nonmetal

• Nonmetal and nonmetal

• Metal and metal

• Isotopes of the same element

Covalent bonds can be classified as polar and nonpolar based on what characteristic?

• Atomic number

• Electronegativity values

• Ionization energy

• Atomic mass

What type of ions can be polyatomic?

• Metallic ions

• Covalent ions

• Ionic ions

• Noble gas ions

What type of covalent bond involves unequal sharing of valence electrons between nonmetal atoms?

• Nonpolar Covalent

• Polar Covalent

• Ionic

• Metallic

What is another name for polar covalent bonds?

• Ionic Bonds

• Dipole Bonds

• Metallic Bonds

• Hydrogen Bonds

What determines if a bond is polar or nonpolar?

• The size of the atoms involved

• The phase of the matter (solid, liquid, gas)

• Electronegativity difference of nonmetal atoms

• The temperature at which the bond is formed