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Alkaline metals, such as lithium, sodium, and potassium, primarily form metallic bonds when they are in their elemental state. However, when they react with nonmetals, they typically form ionic bonds. In ionic compounds, alkaline metals lose one electron to achieve a stable electron configuration, resulting in the formation of positively charged ions that attract negatively charged nonmetal ions.

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