Question

Which best explains the bonding behavior of the family of elements in the Periodic table called metals?


A.
Metals have complete outer shells, so they rarely form bonds.


B.
Metals tend to form bonds by gaining electrons.


C.
Metals tend to form bonds by sharing electrons.


D.
Metals tend to form bonds by giving up electrons.

Answer 1

@wolfe8 Think you could help?

Answer 2

Well, let's try looking at the periodic table http://www.ptable.com/ Where are metals located? Based on that and their group, do you think they give or take electrons? Or you can recall the common metal ions you know. Are they positively or negatively charged?

Answer 3

Positively?

Answer 4

So would it be B.?

Answer 5

See, electrons carry negative charge. So if you have electrons, you're negative. If you lose electrons, you have less negative charge and more positive(from protons that never leave the atoms)

Answer 6

oh ok I get it now thank you so much!

Answer 7

@wolfe8

Answer 8

You're welcome. Have a good day :)

Answer 9

You too!;)

Answer 10

i don't understand. is it b?