Question

are metals likely to gain or lose electrons> explain your answer

Answer 1

metals are electropositive in nature.. so they loose electrons . for example group 1 n 2 of long form of periodic table i.e alkali n alkali earth metals tend to loose electrons to gain stable electronic configuration of the nearest inert gas more over metals always loose electrons n form cations this is due to their large size coz of large size the effective nuclear charge on the outer most electron decreases and hence it is easy to remove electron . so, metals loose electrons ...