Question

what is the metal and non metal

Answer 1

Metals are those elements which loses electrons and gain positive charge.

Non metals are those elements which gains electrons and get a negative charge.

Answer 2

metals lose electrons and become positive ions so they are electropositive the popular examples are gold silver copper tin lead and mercury and nonmetals are the elements which tend to form negative ions by gaining electrons there are 20 to know nonmetals most non metals are gaseous popular examples are carbon sulphur Phosphorus iodine the only liquid non-metal is bromine hydrogen Nitrogen Oxygen fluorine chlorine or other examples