When an elemental metal combines with an elemental nonmetals it forms a?

Answer 1

Usually an ionically bonded salt.

For Study Island~ binary ionic compound

When a metal and a nonmetal react, they produce a binary ionic compound since metals are electropositive in nature and nonmetals are highly electronegative. If the compound contains an elemental metal and nonmetal, the formula is predictable. The metal will donate an electron to the nonmetal and form a binary ionic compound. For example, sodium metal reacts with chlorine gas to form solid sodium chloride.

Na (s) + Cl2 (g) NaCl (s)

Answer 2

That's a good question

The technical answer is that the Metal ion steels the electrons from the non metal and therefore they create an ionic bond as the are now polar

However it is not unheard of for them to create a covalent bond with large non metels as they share there electrons so covalent

In an exam the answers Ionic

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Answer 3

Ionic compound, which is held together by ionic bonds. This occurs when the metal atoms transfer electrons to the nonmetal atom, resulting in the formation of positively and negatively charged ions that are attracted to each other.

Answer 4

Metals form bond with nonmetals to form compounds. The compounds can be either ionic or covalent, depending on the difference in the electronegativities between the metal and the nonmetal.