Lesson 5.2.1.1

5.2.1.1 Chemical bonds Quiz: AQA Combined Science, Unit 9

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The 20 questions

  1. What are the three types of strong chemical bonds?

    • Ionic, covalent, metallic
    • Metallic, nuclear, ionic
    • Covalent, atomic, metallic
    • Ionic, hydrogen, covalent
  2. What are the particles present in ionic bonding?

    • Neutral atoms
    • Oppositely charged ions
    • Delocalised electrons
    • Shared electron pairs
  3. What are the particles present in covalent bonding?

    • Oppositely charged ions
    • Atoms sharing electrons
    • Delocalised metal ions
    • Free protons
  4. What are the particles present in metallic bonding?

    • Shared neutron pairs
    • Delocalised electrons
    • Oppositely charged ions
    • Fixed outer electrons
  5. In which type of substances does ionic bonding occur?

    • Metals only
    • Metals and non-metals
    • Non-metals only
    • Noble gases only
  6. Where does covalent bonding typically occur?

    • Metallic elements
    • Metal alloys
    • Ionic lattices
    • Non-metallic elements
  7. Where does metallic bonding occur?

    • Simple molecules
    • Ionic compounds
    • Metallic elements
    • Noble gases
  8. What forces and electron changes explain chemical bonds?

    • Nuclear and sharing
    • Gravitational and transfer
    • Electrostatic and transfer
    • Magnetic and sharing
  9. Sodium chloride is formed. What type of bond holds it together?

    • Ionic
    • Metallic
    • Covalent
    • Hydrogen
  10. What type of bonding is in hydrogen chloride (HCl)?

    • Metallic
    • Electrostatic lattice only
    • Covalent
    • Ionic
  11. What type of bonding holds the atoms of copper together?

    • Ionic
    • Metallic
    • Van der Waals
    • Covalent
  12. What type of bonding is in magnesium oxide?

    • Ionic
    • Polar covalent only
    • Metallic
    • Covalent
  13. What type of bonding is in carbon dioxide?

    • Metallic
    • Noble gas bonding
    • Covalent
    • Ionic
  14. Which of these is a metallic element?

    • Sulfur
    • Oxygen
    • Iron
    • Neon
  15. Which bond involves electrons moving freely through the structure?

    • Metallic
    • Simple molecular
    • Ionic
    • Covalent
  16. Which compound contains ionic bonding?

    • Calcium chloride
    • Water
    • Methane
    • Ammonia
  17. Why are ionic bonds strong?

    • Strong electrostatic attraction
    • Covalent network forces
    • Delocalised electron seas
    • Shared electron pairs
  18. What happens to electrons in covalent bonding?

    • Shared in pairs
    • Delocalised freely
    • Completely transferred
    • Destroyed in pairs
  19. What type of bond links nitrogen and hydrogen atoms in ammonia (NH₃)?

    • Ionic
    • Metallic
    • Electrostatic lattice
    • Covalent
  20. Which particles form metallic bonds?

    • Delocalised electrons
    • Stationary protons
    • Paired electrons
    • Neutral molecules

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