Question

metal and non metals combine by gaining or losing electrons true or false​

Answer 1

answer is True okay

Answer 2

True, Metals and Non-Metals combine by gaining or losing electrons.

• Metals tend to lose electrons to become electropositive in nature and non-metals tend to gain electrons to become electronegative in nature.
• Metals lose electrons whereas non-metals gain electrons to become stable and attain the nearest noble gas configuration.
• Now, metals become cations (positive ions) and non-metals become anions (negative ions). Further, they combine by the electrostatic force of attraction and form an ionic bond.
• An ionic bond is formed by a complete transfer of electrons between the metal and the non-metal. Metals lose electrons which the non-metals gain and form a bond called an ionic bond.
• For example, NaCl forms an ionic bond by the transfer of an electron from sodium to chlorine to form Sodium Chloride (NaCl).