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Non-metal atoms can form:

ionic bonds

covalent bonds

both ionic and covalent bonds

Neither ionic nor covalent bonds

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Answer:

ionic bonds

Step-by-step explanation:

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User Sanzeeb Aryal
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Ionic bonds form when a non-metal and a metal exchange electrons, while covalent bonds form when electrons are shared between two non-metals.
With that being said, the correct answer is non-metals can form birth ionic and covalent bonds.
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