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Which type of element is most likely to gain electrons when it forms a bonds?

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Non-metals
Non-metals tend to gain electrons to attain Noble Gas configurations. The have relatively high Electron affinities and high Ionization energies. Metals tend to lose electrons and non-metals tend to gain electrons, so in reactions involving these two groups, there is electron transfer from the metal to the non-metal.-Google
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The nonmetals.

The nonmetals gain electrons when it form bonds
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