Chemistry, asked by sohelgora183, 2 months ago

Which element metal or non metal tends to form cations during a reaction

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Answered by princesscutie84

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Metals lose electrons in bonding whilst non-metals gain electrons during ionic bonding hence metals form cations and non-metals form anions. It is difficult for a non metal such as oxygen to lose 6 electrons to form a cation since it would need a lot of energy.

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