Metallic Bonding — Unit test Answers

Which of the following could form an ionic bond with an anion?

Which best describes why NH4+ can form an ionic bond with Cl–?

A plate of the steel hull of a ship develops a large crack when the ship strikes a reef. Analysis of the steel’s composition shows higher-than-normal levels of an element that could explain why the plate cracked instead of bending. Which element is most likely suspected?

Which statement describes the electron sea model for metallic bonding?

What does it mean that valence electrons in a metal are delocalized?

Which is a property of covalent compounds?

Which type of bonding involves the complete transfer of a valence electron from a less electronegative atom to a more electronegative one?

Which reason best explains why metals are malleable?

Which statement describes the valence electrons in metallic bonds?

Which element has the lowest ionization energy?

Which compound most likely contains polar covalent bonds?

What is a three-dimensional structure that represents the alternating pattern of particles in a crystal?

Which of the following do Lewis structures help us understand?

A substance conducts an electric current when it is in the liquid state. What would the conductivity of the substance in solid form indicate about the type of bond in the substance?

Based on its location in the periodic table, what can most likely be predicted about sulfur?

Which describes a step in the process of forming an ionic bond?