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Does a metal gain or lose an electron when it reacts with a nonmetal?
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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.
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What happens when you lose or gain an electron?
As a neutral atom lose an electron then it becomes a positive ion As it gains an electron then it becomes a negative ion
Do atoms of the halogen family of elements typically gain two electrons when they react?
No, they gain only one electron per atom.
What tends to gain electrons?
Elements on the right of the periodic table but not in group 0/8 tend to gain electrons. Those in group 7 tend to gain 1 electron and those in group 6 tend to gain 2.
What do atoms gain or lose when they bond?
If the chemical bond is ionic, an electron is gained or lost. If it is covalent, the electron is shared equally; if it is polar covalent, the electron is shared unequally. If the bond is intermolecular, no parts of the atom are actually shared, gained, or lost; the atom itself is simply attracted to other atoms.
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.
Is gaining an electron when bonding a metal or nonmetal?
In a ionic bond, which is a bond between metals and nonmetals, the metal will loose the electron(s) while the nonmetal will gain the electron(s).
How can hydrogen act ad a metal and a nonmetal?
Hydrogen has 1 electron. It can easily gain or lose electron to form metal or non metal
Does bromine tend to react by gaining electrons?
When a bromine atom reacts with a metal, it tends to gain an electron from the metal.
Does rubidium gain or lose?
When rubidium, an alkali metal, group 1, reacts it loses one electron.
When cesium reacts with oxygen to form an ionic compound each metal atom loses 2 electrons and each nonmetal atom gains?
Each caesium atom loses an electron and the oxygen atom gain two electrons (for Cs2O).
How does hydrogen act like a nonmetal?
Hydrogen can act as a metal and a nonmetal, it acts as a metal because its reacts with diffferent types of chemicals same as any other metal would. It nonmetal metal also because it has the following traits dull, brittle, and cannot conduct with heat very well.
Does Ag silver gain lose or share electrons?
Silver is a metal therefore it loses an electron when it reacts to form Ag+
What form of atoms form an ionic bond?
An Ionic bond is formed by metals and nonmetals. When a metal reacts with a nonmetal, electrons are relocated. The metal loses its valence electrons and the nonmetals gain them. After, both ions formed will have full outer electron shells. The positive ion is attracted to the negative and a strong ionic bond is formed.
Will lithium gain one electron when it reacts to form a compound?
No. Lithium will lose an electron.
How many electrons does lithium gain?
Lithium loses one electron when it reacts
What element will most likely lose an electron na cl al or ze?
sodium (Na) Sodium atoms lose one electron when reacting with a nonmetal. Chlorine atoms gain an electron when reacting with a metal, or share an electron when reacting with other nonmetals. Aluminum loses three electrons when reacting with a nonmetal. Assuming that ze is supposed to be Xe, which is the noble gas xenon, which undergoes very few reactions and definitely does not lose an electron when it does.
If atoms of a halogen nonmetal gain one electron the atoms the have?
They become anions, with negative electrical charge.
