Question

what are metal's and non metal's??​

Answer 1

Answer:

Elements that tend to gain electrons to form anions during chemical reactions are called non-metals. These are electronegative elements with high ionization energies. They are non-lustrous, brittle and poor conductors of heat and electricity (except graphite). Non-metals can be gases, liquids or solids.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Metals lose electrons to become positive ions. The elemental metals bond using metallic bonding which uses a sea of electrons to bond unlimited numbers of atoms together. Most elements are metals. magnesium, iron, silver are examples.

Metals have low electronegativity and want to lose electrons.

Non metals gain electrons to become negative ions. The elemental nonmetals bond using covalent bonds. There are fewer nonmetals that metals. The noble gases, Oxygen, Nitrogen are examples.

Nonmetals have high electronegativity and want to gain electrons.