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Atoms that form negative ions are non-metals. Non-metals that form ions with a charge of 1- are in Group VII, because they must gain one electron in order to achieve a full shell. In Group VII, the physical states of the elements changes from gas to solid down the group at room temperature. Fluorine and chlorine are gases, bromine is a liquid and iodine is a solid. Therefore, bromine is a liquid at room temperature that forms 1- ions when it combines with a metal.

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