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Metals loss electrons and nonmetals gain electrons.
== == When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals give up their valence electrons.
valence electrons
Atoms of non-metals usually gain or share electrons when they react with other atoms.
Corrosion, React vigoriously with acids not bases, lose valence electrons to form ions when bonding, like to react with nonmetals.
The nonmetals share the atoms when reacting with each other.
Nonmetals gain electrons.
They tend to gain electrons when reacting with a metal. Metals generally are short of a full octet by 1 to 4 valence electrons. It is easier to drop 2 electrons than try to gain 6 electrons. The elements in group four can go either way, but the other metals will give up electrons, and non-metals will take them.
The nonmetals share the atoms when reacting with each other.
Metals loss electrons and nonmetals gain electrons.
This happens when nonmetals react with metals. It is easier to gain 2 or 3 electrons than to lose 5 or 6 from their valence shell anion - negatively charged
nonmetals tend to gain electrons when they react
== == 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.