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Grade 12 Ionic, Covalent & Metallic Bonds Worksheet with Answers

Grade 12 (US) · Year 13 (UK) · Class 12 (India) · Chemistry

Unit 1: Structure of MatterTrends & BondingNGSS HS-PS1-3

How atoms bond by transferring or sharing electrons, and the properties that result. This free high school worksheet has 12 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.

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Ionic, Covalent & Metallic Bonds

Grade 12 · Chemistry

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Learning goal: Trends & Bonding · NGSS HS-PS1-3

Directions: This worksheet has 2 parts. Read the instructions at the start of each part.

RememberChemical bonds

Ionicmetal + non-metalelectrons transferred: NaClCovalentnon-metalselectrons shared: H₂OMetallicmetal atomssea of electrons: Cu
Part A

Ionic or Covalent? Tick one box for each.

IonicCovalent
1MgO
2CO₂
3NaCl
4H₂O
Part B

Answer each question. Use full sentences where you can.

  1. 5

    Covalent bonds usually form between which types of elements?

  2. 6

    How many covalent bonds does carbon usually form?

  3. 7

    What holds atoms together in a metal?

  4. 8

    Ionic bonds usually form between which types of elements?

  5. 9

    In a covalent bond, are electrons shared or transferred?

    SharedTransferred
  6. 10

    Why is water a polar molecule?

  7. 11

    Why do ionic compounds have high melting points?

  8. 12

    In an ionic bond, are electrons shared or transferred?

    SharedTransferred

★ Challenge corner for fast finishers

You are in a closed room with a candle, a match and a lamp. What do you light first?

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  1. 1.ionic
  2. 2.covalent
  3. 3.ionic
  4. 4.covalent
  5. 5.nonmetals
  6. 6.four
  7. 7.a sea of shared (delocalized) electrons — metallic bonding
  8. 8.a metal and a nonmetal
  9. 9.shared
  10. 10.oxygen pulls the shared electrons more, and the molecule is bent
  11. 11.strong attractions between oppositely charged ions
  12. 12.transferred
  13. ★the match (challenge corner)

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