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What element can act as both an electron donor and an electron acceptor?
Hydrogen, depending upon what element it is combining with, can act either as a metal or a nonmetal. But as a nonmetal it shares electrons in the form of covalent bonds, rather than actually donating them. Similarly, carbon can react with metals or nonmetals but forms covalent bonds. To truly donate or accept electrons is to form ionic bonds, and no element has the flexibility to form ionic bonds both as a donor and as an acceptor. Elements can do one or the other, if they form ionic bonds. Some elements only form covalent bonds.
What is unique about metalloids?
Metalloids are a 'one-of-a-kind' element. They contain a mix of chemical and physical properties from both metals and nonmetals. Metalloids can act as either a metal or a nonmetal, which makes them a metalloid.
I have 1 electron and act like them im not really alkali metal.?
Hydrogen, it is one of the most difficult elements to classify: it can form +1 ions like the alkali metals, it can form -1 ions like the halogens, it is a nonmetal.
Which chemical acts as both metal and non-metal?
Hydrogen is unique in that it's atoms have a single proton, and typically, a single electron. When hydrogen undergoes a reaction with a metal, it will gain another electron. This makes two in its only energy level, which is therefore its valence shell as well. Hydrogen (an exception to the octet rule) is satisfied with only two electrons in its valence shell, and acts like a non-metal in this fashion. Alternatively, hydrogen can also lose it's only electron. This happens, usually, when it reacts with a non-metal. In this case, hydrogen is acting like a metal by giving up it's electron.
Which element below can act as a toggle?
A toggle switch, typically a mechanical or electronic component, can act as a toggle by altering between two states, such as on and off.
What can act like a metal and a nonmetal?
we call them metaloids. Al element is a example.
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
What element can act as both an electron donor and an electron acceptor?
Hydrogen, depending upon what element it is combining with, can act either as a metal or a nonmetal. But as a nonmetal it shares electrons in the form of covalent bonds, rather than actually donating them. Similarly, carbon can react with metals or nonmetals but forms covalent bonds. To truly donate or accept electrons is to form ionic bonds, and no element has the flexibility to form ionic bonds both as a donor and as an acceptor. Elements can do one or the other, if they form ionic bonds. Some elements only form covalent bonds.
What category is hydrogen in?
Hydrogen can gain an electron and act as an anion attaching itself to metals and act as a base. It can loose an electron and attach itself to non-metals and act as an acid
What are the two groups that hydrogen can act as?
Hydrogen can act either like a metal or a non-metal. It may seem to you that hydrogen, which is a gas, is obviously not a metal, however under conditions of low temperature and high pressure, hydrogen does become a solid metal that looks and acts like other metals. In terms of chemistry, hydrogen can be either an electron donor, typical of metals, or an electron recipient, typical of non-metals.
What is the element that is really not an alkali metal with 1 electron but act like one?
You think probable to hydrogen.
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.
Why hydrogen is classified as a non metallic element?
Hydrogen can act similarly to a metal chemically and at very intense pressures it is theorized to be metallic.
Can helium act as a metal?
No. helium is a non metal
What is unique about metalloids?
Metalloids are a 'one-of-a-kind' element. They contain a mix of chemical and physical properties from both metals and nonmetals. Metalloids can act as either a metal or a nonmetal, which makes them a metalloid.
The smallest part of an element that still act like an element is?
an atom
I have 1 electron and act like them im not really alkali metal.?
Hydrogen, it is one of the most difficult elements to classify: it can form +1 ions like the alkali metals, it can form -1 ions like the halogens, it is a nonmetal.
