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Non-metals gain electrons. Hence, they can easily form anions.
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What does a nonmetal need to do to form an anion?
A non metal must gain from 2 to 3 electrons to form an anion.
What does a non metal element need to do to form an anion?
Same as a metal. It need to gain/lose electrons intill it has a full outer shell.
Is Graphite a metal non-metal or mettaloids?
nonmetal, because it is a form of carbon and carbon is a nonmetal.
What a metal tends to form with a nonmetal?
A metal and a non-metal tend to form a salt.
What type of bond will form between an atom of magnesium and an atom of nitrogen?
An ionic bond will form because the cation (Mg) is a metal and the anion (N) is a nonmetal. The chemical formula for magnesium nitride would be Mg3N2.
What does a nonmetal need to do to form an anion?
A non metal must gain from 2 to 3 electrons to form an anion.
What does a nonmetal elements need to do to form an anion?
A non metal must gain one or two electrons to form an anion
What makes an ionic compound?
An ionic compound generally forms from a metal and a nonmetal. The nonmetal oxidizes the metal, forming a metal cation and a nonmetal anion. They ions are held together by the electrical attraction. Ions often bond in latticed structures to form crystals.
Is Americium a cation or anion?
Americium (Am) is an artificial chemical element and as a metal can form cations.
What type of reaction forms when a metal and nonmetal element form an ionic compound?
Electron(s) are tansferred tpo form a metal cation (positive charge) and a non-metal anion (negative charge). The ions combine to form a crystal lattice.
What does a non metal element need to do to form an anion?
Same as a metal. It need to gain/lose electrons intill it has a full outer shell.
Is Graphite a metal non-metal or mettaloids?
nonmetal, because it is a form of carbon and carbon is a nonmetal.
What a metal tends to form with a nonmetal?
A metal and a non-metal tend to form a salt.
Is phosphorus a metal or nonmetal?
Phosphorus is a nonmetal, because it does not form any monatomic positive ion.
What two atoms form an ionic bond?
Generally the ionic bond is formed between a metal and a nonmetal (cation and anion). As an example, sodium and bromine: sodium bromide, NaBr.
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 time of bond would form with magnesium and chlorine?
Magnesium is a group II metal and chlorine is a nonmetal halogen. So,Mg 2+ ( as the cation )and2Cl - ( as the anion )would form the ionic bond,MgCl2
