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A metal and a non-metal tend to form a salt.
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Is Graphite a metal non-metal or mettaloids?
nonmetal, because it is a form of carbon and carbon is a nonmetal.
What happens to the outer electrons of a metal when it joins a non metal?
The outer electrons of a metal atom that bonds with a nonmetal atom are either transferred to the nonmetal to form an ionic bond or shared with the nonmetal to form one or more covalent bonds.
Will berylium form ionic or covalent with another nonmetal?
Beryllium is a metal, not a nonmetal. It will generally form ionic compounds with nonmetals.
Is nails a metal nonmetal or a metalloid?
Nails are metal.
What kind of chemical bond will form between a metal and nonmetal?
ionic
What does non-metal mean?
A nonmetal is an element that tends to be dull, brittle, and a poor conductor of heat and electricity.
Is Graphite a metal non-metal or mettaloids?
nonmetal, because it is a form of carbon and carbon is a nonmetal.
Is phosphorus a metal or nonmetal?
Phosphorus is a nonmetal, because it does not form any monatomic positive ion.
Is bromine a metal or non metal?
Bromine is considered a nonmetal. It is the only nonmetal that comes in a liquid form. It is also a halogen.
What pair of atoms will form an ionic bond?
A metal tends to form an ionic bond with a non-metal. Metals bonding with other metals form a metallic bond, and non-metals bonding with other non-metals form a covalent bond.
What happens to the outer electrons of a metal when it joins a non metal?
The outer electrons of a metal atom that bonds with a nonmetal atom are either transferred to the nonmetal to form an ionic bond or shared with the nonmetal to form one or more covalent bonds.
What bonds form between a metal and a nonmetal?
Ionic
Will berylium form ionic or covalent with another nonmetal?
Beryllium is a metal, not a nonmetal. It will generally form ionic compounds with nonmetals.
If a metal and nonmetal bond to form a compound which name is written first?
metal
When a metal bounds with a nonmetal they form?
they form ionic bonds. metal halides are the most common compounds
Are likely to form a ionic bond?
A metal and a nonmetal can form an ionic bond.
Does a metal gain or lose an electron when it reacts with a nonmetal?
The metal tends to lose the electron because it has a higher electron affinity, and the nonmetal tends to gain the electron because it has a higher electronegativity. This has to do with the placement of the element on the periodic table. The further to the right you go, the more the element wants to gain electrons in an ionic compound.
