Question

When an element tends to lose its valence electrons in chemical reactions, it behaves more like a

.

When an element tends to gain valence electrons in chemical reactions, it behaves more like a
.

Elements that have an intermediate number of valence electrons will behave more like metals if they are
in a group, and more like nonmetals if they are
in a group. If they are
, they will behave like metalloids with a combination of both characteristics.

Answer 1

metal

nonmetal

lower

higher

in the middle

Answer 2

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Step-by-step explanation:

When an element tends to lose its valence electrons in chemical reactions, it behaves more like a metal.

When an element tends to gain valence electrons in chemical reactions, it behaves more like a nonmetal.

Metalloids have properties intermediate between those of pure metals and pure nonmetals. Usually, metalloids appear in groups where they are sandwiched between nonmetals and metals such as in groups 13, 14 and 15.