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What is the term used for the sharing of valence electrons between two non-metals?
What is the term used for the sharing of valence electrons between two non-metals?
- Ionic bond
- Polar covalent bond (correct)
- Non-polar covalent bond
- Metallic bond
Which type of bond is formed between a metal (that loses electrons and becomes a cation) and a non-metal (that gains electrons and becomes an anion) through electron transfer?
Which type of bond is formed between a metal (that loses electrons and becomes a cation) and a non-metal (that gains electrons and becomes an anion) through electron transfer?
- Covalent bond
- Metallic bond
- Van der Waals bond
- Ionic bond (correct)
What is the main principle behind the Octet Rule in chemistry?
What is the main principle behind the Octet Rule in chemistry?
- Atoms prefer to have 12 electrons in their valence shell for stability
- Atoms prefer to have 6 electrons in their valence shell for stability
- Atoms prefer to have 2 electrons in their valence shell for stability
- Atoms prefer to have 8 electrons in their valence shell for stability (correct)
In an ionic bond, what happens to the metal atom?
In an ionic bond, what happens to the metal atom?
What type of bond is formed between two identical non-metal atoms?
What type of bond is formed between two identical non-metal atoms?
What is the term used for the bond between two different atoms with a difference in electronegativity less than 1.7?
What is the term used for the bond between two different atoms with a difference in electronegativity less than 1.7?
Which type of bond is formed between ammonia and hydrogen chloride?
Which type of bond is formed between ammonia and hydrogen chloride?
What type of bond is responsible for the thick white smoke formed when ammonia and hydrogen chloride are mixed?
What type of bond is responsible for the thick white smoke formed when ammonia and hydrogen chloride are mixed?
Which type of bond is responsible for the transfer of a hydrogen ion from chlorine to one of the lone pairs on the oxygen atom in the process of dissolving hydrogen chloride in water?
Which type of bond is responsible for the transfer of a hydrogen ion from chlorine to one of the lone pairs on the oxygen atom in the process of dissolving hydrogen chloride in water?
What type of bond is formed when the lone pair on the nitrogen of an ammonia molecule is used to fill the outer shell of boron trifluoride?
What type of bond is formed when the lone pair on the nitrogen of an ammonia molecule is used to fill the outer shell of boron trifluoride?
What type of bond defines the attractive force between the hydrogen atom attached to an electronegative atom of one molecule and an electronegative atom of a different molecule?
What type of bond defines the attractive force between the hydrogen atom attached to an electronegative atom of one molecule and an electronegative atom of a different molecule?
Which type of bond results in alcohols having considerably higher boiling points compared to their isomers?
Which type of bond results in alcohols having considerably higher boiling points compared to their isomers?
What is the hybridization involved in mixing one atomic orbital (S) and three atomic orbitals (P) to give four hybrid orbitals (SP3)?
What is the hybridization involved in mixing one atomic orbital (S) and three atomic orbitals (P) to give four hybrid orbitals (SP3)?
What is the hybridization involved in mixing one atomic orbital (S) and two atomic orbitals (P) to give three hybrid orbitals?
What is the hybridization involved in mixing one atomic orbital (S) and two atomic orbitals (P) to give three hybrid orbitals?
What does electronegativity measure in a chemical bond?
What does electronegativity measure in a chemical bond?
Which element has the highest electronegativity among H, Cl, O, C, and Ca?
Which element has the highest electronegativity among H, Cl, O, C, and Ca?
