Covalent Bond Quiz Online Practice Test

1. Which molecule does not adhere to the octet rule?

2. What is the nature of bonding in CCl₄ and CaH₂?

3. Why is CCl₄ insoluble in water?

4. Which molecule adheres to the octet rule?

5. Which compound has the lowest melting point?

6. Which type of solid is soft, has a low melting point, and is a poor conductor of electricity?

7. When Silver Nitrate solution is applied to pure carbon tetrachloride, what occurs?

8. Why are the rates of reaction of organic compounds typically slow?

9. What is the term for carbon's ability to form bonds with itself extensively?

10. Why do almost 95% of compounds involve carbon?

11. Which factors significantly influence the breaking of a covalent bond between two atoms?

12. Which statement is incorrect regarding the fission of a covalent bond?

13. What is the term for the breaking of a covalent bond where each atom separates with one electron of the shared pair?

14. What is the term for the breaking of a covalent bond where both electrons of the shared pair are taken away by one of the atoms?

15. What factor determines the occurrence of heterolytic fission between two atoms?

16. Which statement is incorrect regarding heterolytic fission?

17. Which intermediate organic species based on carbon is formed by homolytic fission?

18. What intermediate organic species based on carbon is typically formed by photolysis?

19. What is the typical geometry of a carbanion?

20. Among the following compounds: CO₂, Cl₂, IF₇, and Fe(CN)₄, identify the one that does not contain a covalent bond.