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It would be fair to say that more cationic species of metals exist than anionic species, so yes. However, it still should not be thought that metals gaining electrons is anything but extremely common. Alkaline metals such as Sodium (electronegatively weak, left hand side of the Periodic Table) will almost always give up electrons and become cationic and this is true to most of their compounds also - such as NaCl which has a classical ionic bond Na+Cl- Transition metals, however (located in the D block) have a wide range of oxidation states and ionic possibilities. Even then...it could be argued more M+ states occur in reality than M- states.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoA cation. Cations are positively-charged electrons; losing an electron decreases the negative charge of the metal by one, which gives the resulting ion a +1 charge. (You can remember this easily if you like cats, because they give you a positivefeeling.)
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∙ 13y agoNo, metal tend to lose electrons to form cations.
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What has the greatest chance to lose electrons and become positive ions Metals or Nonmetals?
Metals. Nonmetals are closer to filling up their outer electron shell so the metals give up their electrons and become positive ions.
What of atom tends to lose one electron?
Metals tend to lose electrons.
Why are Alkali metals so reactive?
Alkali Metals are group One elements and have one electron in their outer electron shell. In order to become stable they tend to lose an electron by reacting with something that needs an electron to become stable such as a group seven halogen. The Alkali Metal then become positive ions.This is because they only have on valance electron. This makes it easier to react with other elements and more often also.
What tend to lose electrons in order to become stable?
In chemistry, metals are the elements that tend to lose electrons when they react to form compounds; Non-metals tend to gain electrons when they form compounds. When metals and non-metals react and exchange electrons with one another they form an ionic bond.
How many valence electrons do alkali metals lose to obtain an octet?
they lose one electron
Do metals donate or accept electrons and what do they become?
Metals donate electrons by losing electrons and forming positive ions.
What element is most likely to lose electrons to become a cation?
Ions formed due to gain or lose of electrons from an Atom. Ion is an atom which does not have a full valence band. The ions with least number of electrons on the outer most shell has a high risk of losing it's valence electron.
What has the greatest chance to lose electrons and become positive ions Metals or Nonmetals?
Metals. Nonmetals are closer to filling up their outer electron shell so the metals give up their electrons and become positive ions.
What of atom tends to lose one electron?
Metals tend to lose electrons.
Why are Alkali metals so reactive?
Alkali Metals are group One elements and have one electron in their outer electron shell. In order to become stable they tend to lose an electron by reacting with something that needs an electron to become stable such as a group seven halogen. The Alkali Metal then become positive ions.This is because they only have on valance electron. This makes it easier to react with other elements and more often also.
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.
How many electrons do group 1 elements lose to become ions?
Group 1 elements a.k.a. Alkali metals lose 1 electron to form 1+ ions
What tend to lose electrons in order to become stable?
In chemistry, metals are the elements that tend to lose electrons when they react to form compounds; Non-metals tend to gain electrons when they form compounds. When metals and non-metals react and exchange electrons with one another they form an ionic bond.
Why are the metals in the first group of the period table so reactive?
These metals lose easily an electron.
What metals that lose one electron when they react with water to form alkaline solutions?
Alkali metals
How many valence electrons do alkali metals lose to obtain an octet?
they lose one electron
Which element is most likely to lose an electron?
Lithium would be most likely to lose electrons in a chemical bond.
