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When a nonmetal reacts with another atom, what happens to its electrons?

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If the nonmetal is reacting with atom of another nonmetal, then it shares electrons with the other atom in form of a covalent bond.

If the nonmetal is reacting with an atom metal, then the nonmetal gains an electron from the metal atom, it's called ionic bond.
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