EOS Review Questions

1. Which compound has ionic bonds? [2]

A. hydrogen chloride
B. methane
C. sodium chloride
D. water

2. Which numbers are added to give the nucleon number of an ion? [2]
A. number of electrons + number of neutrons
B. number of electrons + number of protons
C. number of electrons + number of protons + number of neutrons
D. number of protons + number of neutrons

3. Which change to an atom occurs when it forms a positive ion? [2]

A. It gains an electron.
B. It gains a proton.
C. It loses an electron.
D. It loses a proton.

4. Sodium chloride is an ionic solid.

Which statement is not correct? [2]
A. Ions are formed when atoms lose or gain electrons.
B. Ions in sodium chloride are strongly held together.
C. Ions with the same charge attract each other.
D. Sodium chloride solution can conduct electricity.

5. Which statement about an ionic compound is not correct? [2]

A. It conducts electricity when dissolved in water.
B. It has a high melting point due to strong attractive forces between ions.
C. It has a regular lattice of oppositely charged ions in a ‘sea of electrons’.
D. The ionic bonds are formed between metallic and non-metallic elements.
6. Which two elements react together to form an ionic compound? [2]
Element Electronic structure
R 2,4
T 2,8
X 2,8,1
Z 2,8,7

A. R and T
B. T and X
C. X and Z
D. Z and R

7. Which structure represents the sodium chloride lattice? [2]

8. Elements X and Y form an ionic compound, XY.
In which group of the Periodic Table is X found and how is the bond between X and Y formed?
[2]
group in which X is found how the bond between X and Y is formed
A I by X gaining one electron from Y
B II by X transferring one electron to Y
C VII by X sharing electrons with Y
D VII by X transferring one electron to Y

9. In the molecules CH4, HCl and H2O, which atoms use all of their outer shell electrons in
bonding? [2]
A. C and Cl
B. C and H
C. Cl and H
D. H and O

10. Which statement about bonding is not correct? [2]

A. Carbon can form four single covalent bonds.
B. Chlorine atoms react to gain a noble gas electronic structure.
C. Covalent bonding involves losing and gaining electrons.
D. Hydrogen molecules have the formula H2.

11. Covalent bonds are formed when electrons are ……1…Most covalent compounds have
……2…… electrical conductivity. Which words correctly complete gaps 1 and 2?
1 2
A shared High
B shared low
C Transferred High
D Transferred low
12. Which molecule contains only single covalent bonds? [2]
A. Cl2
B. CO2
C. N2
D. O2

13. Which dot-and-cross diagram shows the outer shell electron arrangement in a molecule of
carbon dioxide? [2]

14. What is the total number of electrons in one molecule of ammonia, NH3? [2]
A. 6
B. 8
C. 10
D. 11