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Do metals donate or accept electrons and what do they become?
Metals donate electrons by losing electrons and forming positive ions.
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.
Rubbing a plastic comb with wool will produce more static electricity than rubbing a metal spoon with wool why is this?
This has to do with the transfer of electrons from one material to another through the contact of the materials. The transfer of electrons is static electricity, and because some materials have a higher tendency to gain or lost electrons than others, more or less static electricity is produced. Wool has a tendency to gain electrons. Both metal and plastic lose electrons; however, plastic has a far higher tendency to lose electrons than does metal. This is shown on the triboelectric series, a chart showing the relative tendencies of various materials to transfer electrons. Because plastic will lose more electrons to the wool than the metal will, more static electricity is produced.
A charged particle that forms when an atom transfers electrons is an?
Ion. If the atom becomes more positive after the transfer of electrons, it is a cation. The metals in groups 1 and 2 are more likely to be cations. If the atom becomes more negative after the transfer of electrons, it is an anion. The halogens in group 6 and 7 are more likely to be anions.
Why are metals better conductors of electricity than glass or ceramic materials?
it is because wood is not a better insulator metal heats up faster depending on the metal. suppose you are heating up aluminum, it would heat up faster because there are more free electrons so it can transfer heat faster.
Do metals more readily gain or lose electron?
Alkali and Alkaline Earth metals (groups 1 and 2 on the periodic table) will lose electrons in all cases. Transition metals have a special case in which they can gain electrons to form coordinate covalent compounds. Metals will always lose electrons in the formation of ions, though.
Which atoms will lose an electron more readily?
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Use ionization energy to explain why metals lose electrons more easily than nonmetals?
Metals lose electrons more easily than the non-metals because they require less ionization energy compared with the non-metals. The metals require less ionization energy to lose the electrons than though gain the electrons unlike the non-metals.
Choose the element that will most easily lose an electron?
Alkaline Earths will most easily lose an electron. This is because the have a smaller alkali radii than alkali metals causing them to not be as tightly bound to the nucleus. This makes the more readily lose their electrons.
Does calcium with a charge of 2 have more or fewer electrons than prtons?
Metals always lose electrons.
Do metals donate or accept electrons and what do they become?
Metals donate electrons by losing electrons and forming positive ions.
When metals become ions what happens to their atomic radius?
Metals generally become cations and thus lose electrons and their atomic radius shrinks. This is because the metals will lose a shell of electrons and the nucleus' pull on the electrons will become more concentrated, pulling them closer.
Why are the alkaline earth metals less reactive hen the alkali metals?
The alkaline earth metals are in group 2 of the periodic table this means they have 2 electrons in each of their outermost energy 'shells'. The alkaline metals are in group 1 and only have 1 electron to lose in a reaction rather than 2. This means the alkaline metals react more readily.
How are all of the nonmetal elements on the periodic table relate in term of ability to lose electron?
All non-metals have either 5, 6 or 7 electrons in their octet which makes them suitable to gain electrons to achieve stability. Hence it is difficult for electrons to lose electrons.
What is an atom that has given up or taken on electrons?
I believe you mean an ion, which is an atom or a group of atoms that has acquired a net electric charge by gaining or losing one or more electrons. atoms that lose electrons are metals that become positively charged cations. atoms that gain electrons are non-metals that become negatively charged anions.
What are elements lose electrons and form positive ions named?
The elements that lose electrons and form positive ions are called metals. They will lose the electrons from their highest levels of energy to gain a more positive charge and form positive ions.
Atoms of metals do what with electrons to become stable while atoms nonmetals tend to do what to electrons to become stable?
Choices: a) eject, retain B) lose, gain c) retain,gain d) gain, lose e) lose, retain
