WHY DO ATOMS FORM CHEMICAL BONDS? QUIZ Leave a Comment / Education / By Majid Ali WHY DO ATOMS FORM CHEMICAL BONDS? QUIZ 1 / 15 Why do atoms form chemical bonds? a) To gain energy b) To become unstable c) To achieve stability d) To lose electrons 2 / 15 What electronic configuration do atoms try to attain by forming chemical bonds? a) Halogen configuration b) Transition metal configuration c) Noble gas configuration d) Alkali metal configuration 3 / 15 What is the term for attaining two electrons in the valence shell for stability? a) Octet rule b) Duplet rule c) Triple rule d) Pairing rule 4 / 15 What is the term for attaining eight electrons in the valence shell for stability? a) Duplet rule b) Octet rule c) Noble gas rule d) Stability rule 5 / 15 How many electrons can an atom accommodate in its valence shell to achieve stability? a) 2 or 8 b) 4 or 6 c) 1 or 7 d) 5 or 10 6 / 15 Why are noble gases non-reactive? a) They have too many electrons b) They have completely filled valence shells c) They are highly unstable d) They can easily gain or lose electrons 7 / 15 Which group of the periodic table has atoms with only 1 electron in their valence shell? a) Group 17 b) Group 14 c) Group 1 d) Group 18 8 / 15 How do atoms with fewer than three electrons in their valence shell achieve stability? a) By sharing electrons b) By giving away valence electrons c) By gaining electrons d) By splitting into smaller atoms 9 / 15 How do atoms with five or more electrons in their valence shell achieve stability? a) By gaining electrons b) By losing electrons c) By sharing electrons d) By forming ions 10 / 15 What indicates the mode of reaction of an atom? a) Its atomic mass b) Its atomic radius c) Its position in the periodic table d) Its density 11 / 15 Which group of elements in the periodic table has 7 electrons in their valence shell? a) Group 1 b) Group 14 c) Group 17 d) Group 18 12 / 15 What does the group number of an element in the periodic table indicate? a) Number of protons in the nucleus b) Number of neutrons in the atom c) Number of valence shell electrons d) Number of orbitals in the atom 13 / 15 What do atoms with fewer than 2 or 8 electrons in their valence shell tend to be? a) Highly stable b) Unreactive c) Unstable d) Non-metallic 14 / 15 What rule explains why atoms strive to have 2 electrons in their valence shell? a) Octet rule b) Duplet rule c) Stability rule d) Reactivity rule 15 / 15 What is the key factor that determines how an atom will react? a) Its atomic mass b) The number of electrons in its valence shell c) The number of protons in its nucleus d) The temperature at which it reacts Your score isThe average score is 72% 0% Restart quiz Related posts: Chemical Bonds and its Types Dipole-Dipole Forces Quiz Hydrogen Bonding Quiz Chemistry 10TH MCQs Past Paper Sargodha Board 2022 QUIZ