Question

The atoms of which elements tend to gain electrons? Which tend to lose electrons?

A.Metals tend to lose electrons; nonmetals tend to gain electrons.
B.Metals tend to gain electrons; nonmetals tend to lose electrons.
C.Most metals and nonmetals tend to lose electrons; metalloids tend to gain
electrons.
D.Metals and most nonmetals tend to lose electrons; noble gases tend to gain
electrons.

Answer 1

Nonmetals tend to gain electrons and metals tend to lose electrons.

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