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How do non metals become stable?
Metals and non metals attain stable configurations by ionic bonding.
Do metals donate or accept electrons and what do they become?
Metals donate electrons by losing electrons and forming positive ions.
Why do atoms of nonmetals form anions while atoms of metals form cations?
Metals lose electrons in bonding whilst non-metals gain electrons during ionic bonding hence metals for cations and non-metals form anions. It is difficult for a non metal such as oxygen to lose 6 electrons to form a cation since it would need a lot of energy. When it comes to metals it is also difficult to gain that much elecrons since as electrons are added the effective nuclear charge increases each time.
When metals lose electrons what do they form?
Metals lose electrons and form cations to get a full octet.
What are electrons that get borrowed or stolen called?
Outer electrons are the electrons that are borrowed or stolen in a reaction. Because a non-metal has a negative oxidation number, it will borrow electrons from a metal to complete its outer shell. Metals have positive oxidation numbers and tend to lose electrons in reactions.
Do nonmetal donate or accept electrons?
If a non-metal combines with a metal, then the metal will donate electrons and the non-metal will accept electrons. An ionic bond is the result to form an ionic compound. If the non-metal combines with another non-metal, then both will share the electrons resulting in the formation of a covalent bond between them. The molecule is known as covalent compound.
What do metals and non metals mean in science?
A short answer is: metals are electron donors and nonmetals accept electrons.
When metals and non metals react whichs atoms gain electrons?
Nonmetals usually accept electrons to become negative ions (anions), e.g. Cl + e- --> Cl-.
Would you expect nonmetals to have larger electron affinities than metals?
Yes. Non metals have larger electron affinity than metals as non metals accept electrons more easily than metals.
How do the electron dot diagrams of metal ions differ from those of nonmetal ions?
non metals generally have more valence electrons and non metal have less
Why is it easier to remove electrons from metals than non metals?
because metals have excess of electrons while non metals are electron deficient
Why do nonmetals have a negative oxidation number?
non metals accept electrons. Hence they show a negative oxidation number (negative denotes that the element accepts electrons)
It can be formed by sharing electrons?
Covalent bonds are formed when non-metals share electrons. Ionic bonds are formed when metals and non-metals lose and gain electrons.
How many electrons does a nonmetal and metal receive during a chemical reaction?
In general chemical reactions, metals tend to loose electrons and non-metals gain electrons. The no. of electrons loosed by metals is the same as the no. of electrons gained by the non-metals.
When nonmetals and metals react which atom electrons?
Metals loss electrons and nonmetals gain electrons.
Do metals take electrons or give electrons to the atoms they bond with?
Metals give up electrons while non-metals gain electrons
What are the three major groups of elements on the periodic table?
The three classes of periodic elements are:Metals,that usually tend to lose electrons to form positive ions.Semi-metals or MetalloidsNon-metals,that usually tend to accept electrons to become negative ions.
