Chemical Bonding

A bond between a metal and a nonmetal is called a(n)

• covalent bond

• ionic bond

• metallic bond

A bond between a nonmetal and a nonmetal is called a(n)

• covalent bond

• ionic bond

• metallic bond

Identify the following compound as ionic or covalent: MgO

Hint: Look at the periodic table and first figure out if the elements are a metal or nonmetal

• ionic

• covalent

Identify the following compound as ionic or covalent: Na₂SO₄

Hint: Look at the periodic table and first figure out if the elements are a metal or nonmetal

• ionic

• covalent

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

An arrangement of ions bonded in a repeating three-dimensional pattern is a(n)

• crystal lattice

• metallic bond

• diatomic element

• ion

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-3

A charged particle that forms when one or more valence electrons are transferred (gain or lose) from one atom to another is a(n)

• valence electron

• electron

• proton

• ion

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

The attraction between positively charged metal ions and the electrons in a metal is called a(n)

• ionic bond

• covalent bond

• metallic bond

Identify the following compound as ionic or covalent: CF₄

• ionic

• covalent

A bond between a metal and a metal is called a(n)

• covalent bond

• ionic bond

• metallic bond

Why don't Noble gases ( group 18) normally form chemical bonds?

• They have 2 valence electrons

• they have full outermost energy levels

• they have empty outer levels

• they have 8 protons.