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Metal --> electrons + Metal ions (positively charged)
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∙ 12y agoMost of the time nonmetals accept, not donate, electrons. An atom which donates electrons (whether it's a metal or nonmetal) becomes a cation.
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∙ 7y agoThese elements become anions, negative charged ions.
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∙ 13y agoNegatively charged
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∙ 13y agoPositive ions (cations)
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What happens to metals when they donate electrons?
They become positively charged ions.
Of the metals Pb Hg Na and Mg which will not spontaneously donate electrons to copper in solution?
Hg will not spontaneously donate electrons to copper.
If metals loose electrons to non metals are metals now anions?
No, it is not true. When metals loose electrons they become cations.
Do metals receive electrons while forming their compounds?
Metals are more likely to donate electrons to form ionic compounds. However, some transition metals such as mercury and tin can form covalent bonds in which the metal shares an electron with another atom
What tend to lose electrons in order to become stable?
In chemistry, metals are the elements that tend to lose electrons when they react to form compounds; Non-metals tend to gain electrons when they form compounds. When metals and non-metals react and exchange electrons with one another they form an ionic bond.
Do metals donate or accept electrons and what do they become?
Metals donate electrons by losing electrons and forming positive ions.
What happens to metals when they donate electrons?
They become positively charged ions.
Do nonmetal donate or accept electrons?
If a non-metal combines with a metal, then the metal will donate electrons and the non-metal will accept electrons. An ionic bond is the result to form an ionic compound. If the non-metal combines with another non-metal, then both will share the electrons resulting in the formation of a covalent bond between them. The molecule is known as covalent compound.
Of the metals Pb Hg Na and Mg which will not spontaneously donate electrons to copper in solution?
Hg will not spontaneously donate electrons to copper.
If metals loose electrons to non metals are metals now anions?
No, it is not true. When metals loose electrons they become cations.
What types of atoms form cations?
The type of atoms that donate electrons in ionic bonding. Metals and transition metals usually.
Do metals usually gain or loose electrons to be stable?
Metals will LOSE electrons to become stable.
When metals become ions what happens to their atomic radius?
Metals generally become cations and thus lose electrons and their atomic radius shrinks. This is because the metals will lose a shell of electrons and the nucleus' pull on the electrons will become more concentrated, pulling them closer.
What do metals become after they accept electrons?
Electron donors.
Metals tend to lose electrons to gain positive ions?
nonmetals gain electronsmetals lose electrons
Do metals receive electrons while forming their compounds?
Metals are more likely to donate electrons to form ionic compounds. However, some transition metals such as mercury and tin can form covalent bonds in which the metal shares an electron with another atom
What tend to lose electrons in order to become stable?
In chemistry, metals are the elements that tend to lose electrons when they react to form compounds; Non-metals tend to gain electrons when they form compounds. When metals and non-metals react and exchange electrons with one another they form an ionic bond.
