halogens, obviously!
these gain electrons the most easiest since they are "hyperactive" as I would like to say.
Elements react with other elements based on the number of electrons in their outer shell, also known as valence electrons. Elements are most stable when their outer shell is full, so they will either gain, lose, or share electrons in order to achieve a full outer shell.
== == When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals give up their valence electrons.
Metals are likely to make anions. So they lose electrons to get a positive charge. The other elements gain electrons and get negatively charged.
In chemistry, metals are the elements that tend to lose electrons when they react to form compounds; Non-metals tend to gain electrons when they form compounds. When metals and non-metals react and exchange electrons with one another they form an ionic bond.
Elements that lose electrons in reactions have a positive ionic charge. There are exceptions to this, but I'll not over-complicate this!
Transition elements can lose electrons from their d sublevel when they react chemically. This is because the d sublevel contains the valence electrons involved in bonding for transition elements.
Elements react with other elements based on the number of electrons in their outer shell, also known as valence electrons. Elements are most stable when their outer shell is full, so they will either gain, lose, or share electrons in order to achieve a full outer shell.
When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals tend to lose electrons. This is because metals have few electrons in their outermost shell and losing those electrons allows them to achieve a stable electron configuration.
== == When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals give up their valence electrons.
Basically when elements react they either gain or lose electrons until their outer shell has eight (apart from helium and hydrogen). When elements react and gain or lose electrons they become ions as the number of protons is no longer proportional to that of electrons. elements with a large or low amount of electrons (1 or 7) on their outer shell react easily E.g the alkali metals (group 1 of the periodic table) have only one electron and so must be preserved in oil or they will react with even the air in the atmosphere.
Metals are likely to make anions. So they lose electrons to get a positive charge. The other elements gain electrons and get negatively charged.
In chemistry, metals are the elements that tend to lose electrons when they react to form compounds; Non-metals tend to gain electrons when they form compounds. When metals and non-metals react and exchange electrons with one another they form an ionic bond.
Atoms of metallic elements tend to lose electrons to form positively charged ions. This is because metallic elements have few electrons in their outer shells, making it easier for them to lose electrons and achieve a stable electron configuration.
Nonmetals tend to gain electrons when they react, rather than lose them. This is because they have fewer electrons in their outer shell and they have a higher tendency to gain electrons to achieve a stable electron configuration.
Elements that lose electrons in reactions have a positive ionic charge. There are exceptions to this, but I'll not over-complicate this!
Groups determine the number of electrons on the outer shell of an atom. When elements react, they want to complete their outer most shell. Filling the outer most shell is called the octet rule. In the cases of groups 1, 2 and 3, they want to donate, 1, 2 or 3 electrons to lose the outer most shell and form a completed outer shell.
metals lose electrons when they react with a non-metal