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When metals react with other elements do the atoms of the metals gain or lose?
Metals are likely to make anions. So they lose electrons to get a positive charge. The other elements gain electrons and get negatively charged.
When metals and non metals react whichs atoms gain electrons?
Nonmetals usually accept electrons to become negative ions (anions), e.g. Cl + e- --> Cl-.
Do metals generally form anions?
NoMetals are found on the left side of the periodic table, so they need to lose electrons to be like the noble gases and satisfy the octet rule. When an atom loses electrons, it becomes positive, because electrons are negative.As for knowing whether an anion is positive or negative, you just have to memorize the fact that cations are positive and anions are negative.
If metals loose electrons to non metals are metals now anions?
No, it is not true. When metals loose electrons they become cations.
What is a substance that has lost or gained electrons?
Most atoms have the ability to lose electrons, given the conditions are favorable, e.g. in a chemical reaction, but the ones that loose their electrons easiest are the ones with only a few electrons in their outer shell, such as the alkali metals and alkaline earth metals which only have 1 and two electrons, respectively.
When metals react with other elements do the atoms of the metals gain or lose?
Metals are likely to make anions. So they lose electrons to get a positive charge. The other elements gain electrons and get negatively charged.
When metals and non metals react whichs atoms gain electrons?
Nonmetals usually accept electrons to become negative ions (anions), e.g. Cl + e- --> Cl-.
Do metals generally form anions?
NoMetals are found on the left side of the periodic table, so they need to lose electrons to be like the noble gases and satisfy the octet rule. When an atom loses electrons, it becomes positive, because electrons are negative.As for knowing whether an anion is positive or negative, you just have to memorize the fact that cations are positive and anions are negative.
Metals tend to lose electrons to gain positive ions?
nonmetals gain electronsmetals lose electrons
If metals loose electrons to non metals are metals now anions?
No, it is not true. When metals loose electrons they become cations.
How an atom becom a ion?
By gaining or losing an electron. A good rule of thumb is that metals lose electrons to become positively charged cations, and non metals gain electrons to become negatively charged anions.
What is an atom that has given up or taken on electrons?
I believe you mean an ion, which is an atom or a group of atoms that has acquired a net electric charge by gaining or losing one or more electrons. atoms that lose electrons are metals that become positively charged cations. atoms that gain electrons are non-metals that become negatively charged anions.
What type of ion will metals always form?
Positive. Metals 'lose' an electron during metallic bonding, this causes a sea of negative electrons throughout the metal molecules, leaving posotive metal ions
What is a substance that has lost or gained electrons?
Most atoms have the ability to lose electrons, given the conditions are favorable, e.g. in a chemical reaction, but the ones that loose their electrons easiest are the ones with only a few electrons in their outer shell, such as the alkali metals and alkaline earth metals which only have 1 and two electrons, respectively.
Why do nonmetal atoms form anions when they react to form compounds?
This happens when nonmetals react with metals. It is easier to gain 2 or 3 electrons than to lose 5 or 6 from their valence shell anion - negatively charged
What kind of atoms gain electrons?
Generally non-metals gain electrons and form anions.
Do atoms of metallic elements tend to gain or lose electrons?
Metals usually lose electrons, this is why many charges are positive.
