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Why do ionic compounds include at least one metal?

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Ionic compounds include at least 1 metal because metals need to donate electrons. (In ionic bonds one compound takes electrons, therefore you need a metal to donate electrons).

Otherwise, with two non-metals the compounds would likely share electrons.

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