When nonmetals and metals react, it is typically the metal atoms that lose electrons. Metals tend to have low electronegativities, allowing them to easily give up electrons and form positive ions (cations). In contrast, nonmetals have higher electronegativities and tend to gain electrons, forming negative ions (anions). This transfer of electrons from metals to nonmetals is a key characteristic of ionic bonding.
Atoms of non-metals usually gain or share electrons when they react with other atoms.
== == When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals give up their valence electrons.
Metals loss electrons and nonmetals gain 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.
Nonmetals usually accept electrons to become negative ions (anions), e.g. Cl + e- --> Cl-.
Nonmetals gain electrons.
== == When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals give up their valence electrons.
== == When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals give up their valence electrons.
Atoms of non-metals usually gain or share electrons when they react with other atoms.
== == When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals give up their valence electrons.
== == When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals give up their valence electrons.
== == When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals give up their valence electrons.
Atoms of non-metals usually gain or share electrons when they react with other atoms.
They will loose electrons.
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.
== == When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals give up their valence electrons.