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Nonmetals gain electrons.

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What happens to the atoms of non metals when non metals react with metals?

Atoms of non-metals usually gain or share electrons when they react with other atoms.


When metals react with other elements the atoms of the metals loose or gain electrons?

They will loose electrons.


What happens with atoms of the metals when they react with other elements?

Atoms of non-metals usually gain or share electrons when they react with other atoms.


When nonmetals and metals react which atom electrons?

Metals loss electrons and nonmetals gain electrons.


What happens to atoms of most nonmetals when they react with other elements?

They tend to gain electrons when reacting with a metal. Metals generally are short of a full octet by 1 to 4 valence electrons. It is easier to drop 2 electrons than try to gain 6 electrons. The elements in group four can go either way, but the other metals will give up electrons, and non-metals will take them.


When metals react with other elements do the atoms of the metals gain or lose?

Metals are likely to make anions. So they lose electrons to get a positive charge. The other elements gain electrons and get negatively charged.


When non metals and metal react which atoms gain electrons?

Halogens, group 17 on the periodic table, typically gain or share one electron in covalent bonds


Are metals always gaining electrons when they react?

nonmetals tend to gain electrons when they react


When metals and non metals react whichs atoms gain electrons?

Nonmetals usually accept electrons to become negative ions (anions), e.g. Cl + e- --> Cl-.


When atoms of nonmetallic elements react with one another they tend to seek stability by?

Atoms of non-metals generally react with atoms of metals by forming ionic compounds. This is achieved when non-metals gain electrons or a metal atom loses electrons.


When nonmetals and metals react which atoms gain electron?

The non-metallic atoms will gain electrons, while the metallic atoms will lose electrons to become ions. An ionic compound is thus formed and all ions will have the noble gas configuration/structure.


Do metals take electrons or give electrons to the atoms they bond with?

Metals give up electrons while non-metals gain electrons