Niobium is a metal.
The metal tends to lose the electron because it has a higher electron affinity, and the nonmetal tends to gain the electron because it has a higher electronegativity. This has to do with the placement of the element on the periodic table. The further to the right you go, the more the element wants to gain electrons in an ionic compound.
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The substance that results when electrons are transferred from a metal to a nonmetal consists of ionic bonds, and the substance's melting point also is high. When electrons are transferred from metal to nonmetal, ionic bonds are formed. However, when electrons are shared between two nonmetals, covalent bonds are formed.
Niobium is not inherently magnetic. It is a paramagnetic material, meaning it becomes weakly magnetic in the presence of an external magnetic field, but this effect is very small. Niobium does not retain magnetism once the external field is removed.
Nonmetal atoms have higher electronegativities than metal atoms because nonmetals have a stronger tendency to attract and hold onto electrons due to their higher effective nuclear charge and smaller atomic size. This allows nonmetals to pull electrons towards themselves more strongly, compared to metals which have lower electronegativities.
Uranium is a metal, rather than a nonmetal, or metalloid.
Niobium is a metal. It belongs to d-block elements.
Nails are metal.
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Silicon is a metalloid.
Carbon is a nonmetal.
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It is a metal.