Chemical Bonding and Reactions Quiz

Test your understanding of chemical kinetics, ionic compounds, redox reactions & more with this quiz on chemical bonding and reactions.

#1

Which type of bond is formed by the sharing of electrons between atoms?

Ionic bond
Covalent bond
Metallic bond
Hydrogen bond
#2

Which of the following is a characteristic of ionic compounds?

Low melting point
High melting point
Poor conductor of electricity in solid state
b and c
#3

In a chemical reaction, the Law of Conservation of Mass states:

Mass can neither be created nor destroyed
Mass increases as products are formed
Mass decreases as reactants are used up
Mass is only conserved in physical changes
#4

Which molecule is known as the 'universal solvent'?

Water
Ethanol
Methane
Acetone
#5

Which of the following compounds is an example of a nonpolar molecule?

H2O
CO2
NH3
HCl
#6

What type of bond involves the attraction between a cation and an anion?

Covalent bond
Ionic bond
Metallic bond
Hydrogen bond
#7

What is the name of the rule that says atoms tend to combine in such a way that they each have eight electrons in their valence shell?

Dalton's law
Octet rule
Hund's rule
Pauli exclusion principle
#8

What type of reaction involves one element taking the place of another element in a compound?

Combination reaction
Decomposition reaction
Single displacement reaction
Double displacement reaction
#9

What is the term for a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process?

Catalyst
Reactant
Product
Inhibitor
#10

Which of the following is a characteristic of a redox reaction?

Transfer of protons
Change in oxidation states
Formation of a gas
a and b
#11

What is the molecular geometry of a molecule with a tetrahedral electron domain geometry and no lone pairs?

Linear
Trigonal planar
Tetrahedral
Trigonal bipyramidal
#12

Which principle or rule is used to predict the shape of molecules?

Aufbau principle
Pauli exclusion principle
VSEPR theory
Hund's rule
#13

In a Lewis structure, what does a dashed line represent?

A single bond
A double bond
A triple bond
A partial bond or a resonance structure

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