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Grade 9 Ionic, Covalent & Metallic Bonds Worksheet with Answers
Grade 9 (US) · Year 10 (UK) · Class 9 (India) · Chemistry
Unit 3: Compounds & BondsChemical BondsNGSS 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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Grade 9 · Chemistry
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Learning goal: Chemical Bonds · NGSS HS-PS1-3
Directions: This worksheet has 2 parts. Read the instructions at the start of each part.
RememberChemical bonds
Ionic or Covalent? Tick one box for each.
| Ionic | Covalent | |
|---|---|---|
1MgO | ||
2CO₂ | ||
3H₂O | ||
4NaCl |
Answer each question. Use full sentences where you can.
- 5
What holds atoms together in a metal?
- 6
Why do ionic compounds have high melting points?
- 7
Ionic bonds usually form between which types of elements?
- 8
In a covalent bond, are electrons shared or transferred?
SharedTransferred - 9
In an ionic bond, are electrons shared or transferred?
SharedTransferred - 10
Covalent bonds usually form between which types of elements?
- 11
How many covalent bonds does carbon usually form?
- 12
Why is water a polar molecule?
★ Challenge corner for fast finishers
Why does your breath make fog on a cold window?
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Answer key — Ionic, Covalent & Metallic Bonds (Grade 9)
- 1.ionic
- 2.covalent
- 3.covalent
- 4.ionic
- 5.a sea of shared (delocalized) electrons — metallic bonding
- 6.strong attractions between oppositely charged ions
- 7.a metal and a nonmetal
- 8.shared
- 9.transferred
- 10.nonmetals
- 11.four
- 12.oxygen pulls the shared electrons more, and the molecule is bent
- ★water vapor in your breath condenses on the cold glass
Answer key (click to show)
- 1.ionic
- 2.covalent
- 3.covalent
- 4.ionic
- 5.a sea of shared (delocalized) electrons — metallic bonding
- 6.strong attractions between oppositely charged ions
- 7.a metal and a nonmetal
- 8.shared
- 9.transferred
- 10.nonmetals
- 11.four
- 12.oxygen pulls the shared electrons more, and the molecule is bent
- ★water vapor in your breath condenses on the cold glass (challenge corner)
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