INTRODUCTION TO CHEMICAL BONDING

_____ 1. In a chemical bond, the link between atoms results from the attraction between electrons and
                (A) Lewis structures        (B) nuclei        (C) van der Waals forces        (D) isotopes

_____ 2. A covalent bond consists of
                (A) a shared electron                (B) a shared electron pair       
                (C) two electrovalent ions          (D) an octet of electrons

_____ 3. If two covalently bonded atoms are identical, the bond is identified as
                (A) nonpolar covalent        (B) polar covalent        (C) nonionic        (D) coordinate covalent

_____ 4. A covalent bond in which there is an unequal attraction for the shared electrons is
                (A) nonpolar        (B) polar        (C) ionic        (D) dipolar

_____ 5. Atoms with a strong attraction for electrons they share with another atom exhibit
                (A) zero electronegativity        (B) low electronegativity       
                (C) high electronegativity        (D) Lewis electronegativity

_____ 6. Bonds with between 5% and 50% ionic character are considered to be
                (A) ionic        (B) pure covalent        (C) polar covalent        (D) nonpolar covalent

_____ 7. A nonpolar covalent bond is likely to exist between
                (A) a metal and a nonmetal        (B) two ions        (C) two identical atoms        (D) an atom and an ion

_____ 8. The greater the electronegativity difference between two bonded atoms, the greater the percentage of
                (A) ionic character        (B) covalent character        (C) metallic character        (D) electron sharing

_____ 9. In which of these compounds is the bond between the atoms NOT a nonpolar covalent bond?
                (A) Cl2        (B) H2        (C) HCl        (D) O2

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10. The electrons involved in the formation of a chemical bond are called _________________________________.

11. A chemical bond resulting from electrostatic attraction between positive and negative ions is called a(n)
     _________________________________________.

12. If the electrons involved in bonding spend most of the time close to one atom rather than the other, the bond is
     _________________________________________.

For questions 13 & 14, refer to the following information.

% Ionic Character    100%                                    50%                                            5%    0%

Difference in             4.0                                       1.7                                             0.3     0.0
Electronegativity                    Ionic                                        Polar Covalent               Nonpolar
                                                                                                                              Covalent

13. The difference in electronegativity and the type of bond for the Li-Cl bond in LiCl (electronegativity value for
      Li = 1.0;  electronegativity value for Cl = 3.0) are ______________________________________________.

14. The difference in electronegativity and the type of bond for the Br-Br bond in Br2 (electronegativity value for
      Br = 2.8) are _____________________________________________________.

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