Chemistry
Grade-9
Easy

Question

Nonmetals tend to:

  1. Gain electrons
  2. Lose electrons
  3. Neither losing or gaining
  4. None of the above

hintHint:

Non-metals are completely opposite to metals.

The correct answer is: Gain electrons


    • Nonmetals lack all metallic attributes.
    • In the periodic table, they are mostly in the upper right corner.
    • Non-metals tend to lose electrons.

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