nonmetals tend to gain electrons when they react
Metals loss electrons and nonmetals gain electrons.
Nonmetals gain electrons.
== == When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals give up their valence electrons.
metals lose electrons when they react with a non-metal
== == When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals give up their valence electrons.
== == When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals give up their valence electrons.
When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals tend to lose electrons. This is because metals have few electrons in their outermost shell and losing those electrons allows them to achieve a stable electron configuration.
They will loose electrons.
== == When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals give up their valence electrons.
== == When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals give up their valence electrons.
Melals have free electrons. Hence metals react easily by giving electrons.
Atoms of non-metals usually gain or share electrons when they react with other atoms.