All metals can form chemical compounds.
Metals form compounds very easily with non-metals.
Metals and nonmetals form ionic compounds.
by losing electrons
They're metals that form alkaline compounds when they react with water.
Nonmetals burning in oxygen form covalent type compounds, as compared to metals which form ionic compounds.
Metals form positive ions and form ionic compounds with negative ions.
by losing electrons
they can form bounds with electrons in the outer most shells
No. Two metals or more will form a mixture called an alloy.
transition metals
The transition metals tend to form colored compounds.
when they form compounds with metals or other non-metals