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Select all that apply. a nonmetal: is more likely to attract an electron than a metal is more likely to lose an electron than a metal requires more energy to lose an electron than a metal requires less energy to lose an electron than a metal

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A nonmetal:

is more likely than a metal to attract an electron

requires more energy than a metal to lose an electron

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The correct answer is
requires more energy to lose an electron than a metal

In fact, the main characteristics of the metals is that they have many electrons free to move through the lattice of the material, so it is easy for a metal to gain/lose electrons. On the contrary, non-metals don't have free electrons, so more energy is required in order to rip an electron from the atoms of the material.
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