One of the ideas regarding the manner in which atoms bond to other atoms is that atoms want to achieve an electron configuration like that of an inert or noble gas. That is, atoms will borrow or loan out electrons to attain a full outer electron shell. If an atom has just one or two electrons in its outer or valence shell, it will tend to loan them out. And if an atom is one or two electrons short of having a full outer or valence shell, it will tend to borrow electrons to emulate an inert gas, which is an element that has a full outer electron shell. That said, let's look at another idea.
Atoms with just one or two electrons in their valence shells really want to get rid of them (loan them out), and atoms that are only one or two electrons away from having a full valence shell really want to borrow electrons to filll their outer shells. Sure, loaning out or borrowning electrons leaves the atom with an overall charge. You knew that. The overall charge is because of the imbalance that will result when the number of electrons in an atom does not equal the number of protons in its nucleus. And you already knew that an atom with an overall charge (because of the charge imbalance) is called an ion. But the atoms "don't care" about the charge imbalance as long as their valence shell is full. Those things said, let's look at the left and right sides of the Periodic Table and see what's going on.
The left side of the periodic table is where we find the Group 1 and Group 2 metals. These are the Alkali and Alkaline earth metals, respectively. They have only one (in the case of Group 1 elements) or two (in the case of the Group 2 elements) electrons in their valence shells. And these elements really want to get rid of those electrons. On the other side of the periodic table we find the Group 17 elements, which are the halogens. These elements are only one electron short of having a full valence shell, and they really want to borrow one.
When an element that really wants to loan out an electron or two meets an element that really wants to borrow an electron, an ionic bond will form. This is because the elements involved in bonding really want to loan or borrow electrons. These elements are said to be highly reactive. Reactivity is based on the "desire" of an atom to loan or borrow an electron or electrons. The more willing to loan or borrow electrons an element is, the more reactive it is. And when the elements that most want to loan electrons hook up with the elements that most want to borrow them, the strongest chemical bonds form, and these are the ionic bonds.
When a metal from the left side of the periodic table reacts with a nonmetal from the right side, electrons are transferred from the metal to the nonmetal. The metal loses electrons to form a positively charged cation, while the nonmetal gains electrons to form a negatively charged anion. These oppositely charged ions then attract each other to form an ionic compound.
Ionic compounds are formed when a metal from the left side of the periodic table reacts with a nonmetal from the right side because metals tend to lose electrons to achieve a stable electron configuration (become cations) and nonmetals tend to gain electrons to achieve a stable electron configuration (become anions). The resulting electrostatic attraction between the oppositely charged ions creates the ionic bond.
False. When a metal reacts with a nonmetal, an ionic bond is typically formed, rather than a covalent bond. In an ionic bond, electrons are transferred from the metal to the nonmetal, resulting in the formation of ions with opposite charges that are held together by electrostatic forces.
Ionic compounds are formed when a metal reacts with a nonmetal. The metal atom loses electrons to become a positively charged cation, and the nonmetal gains these electrons to become a negatively charged anion. These opposite charges attract each other, forming an ionic bond.
It forms acidic solutions
When a metal from the left side of the periodic table reacts with a nonmetal from the right side, electrons are transferred from the metal to the nonmetal. The metal loses electrons to form a positively charged cation, while the nonmetal gains electrons to form a negatively charged anion. These oppositely charged ions then attract each other to form an ionic compound.
Ionic compounds are formed when a metal from the left side of the periodic table reacts with a nonmetal from the right side because metals tend to lose electrons to achieve a stable electron configuration (become cations) and nonmetals tend to gain electrons to achieve a stable electron configuration (become anions). The resulting electrostatic attraction between the oppositely charged ions creates the ionic bond.
False. When a metal reacts with a nonmetal, an ionic bond is typically formed, rather than a covalent bond. In an ionic bond, electrons are transferred from the metal to the nonmetal, resulting in the formation of ions with opposite charges that are held together by electrostatic forces.
Ionic compounds are formed when a metal reacts with a nonmetal. The metal atom loses electrons to become a positively charged cation, and the nonmetal gains these electrons to become a negatively charged anion. These opposite charges attract each other, forming an ionic bond.
Sodium (metal) reacts with chlorine (nonmetal) to form sodium chloride. Magnesium (metal) reacts with oxygen (nonmetal) to form magnesium oxide. Aluminum (metal) reacts with sulfur (nonmetal) to form aluminum sulfide. Lithium (metal) reacts with nitrogen (nonmetal) to form lithium nitride. Potassium (metal) reacts with fluorine (nonmetal) to form potassium fluoride. Calcium (metal) reacts with phosphorus (nonmetal) to form calcium phosphide. Barium (metal) reacts with iodine (nonmetal) to form barium iodide. Titanium (metal) reacts with carbon (nonmetal) to form titanium carbide. Iron (metal) reacts with chlorine (nonmetal) to form iron(III) chloride. Zinc (metal) reacts with sulfur (nonmetal) to form zinc sulfide.
It depends on the nature of the metal-nonmetal compound formed. Metal-nonmetal compounds, known as ionic compounds, are usually poor conductors of electric current in solid state due to the lack of free-moving electrons. However, when dissolved in water or melted, they can conduct electricity due to the presence of mobile ions.
It forms acidic solutions
Fluorine
When magnesium reacts with oxygen, it forms magnesium oxide (MgO).
oxides are formed when a element reacts with Oxygen
Through compounds (one element plus another (only some have been found the periodic table always changes))
The most active nonmetal element is fluorine.