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Why metals have to lose rhe valence electrons

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Metals tend to lose electrons to attain Noble Gas electron configuration. Groups 1 and 2 (the active metals) lose 1 and 2 valence electrons, respectively, because of their low Ionization energies. Non-metals are limited to the elements in the upper right hand corner of the Periodic Table.
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