EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Metals lose electrons in bonding and non-metals gain electrons. So, metals form cations and non-metals form anions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Metals tend to lose electrons and form positively charged ions called cations. Non-metals tend to gain electrons and form negatively charged ions called anions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nonmetals tend to form anions rather than cations because atoms that gain electrons most readily are also ones that would need to lose large numbers of electrons to produce cations with stable.

Detailed explanation-4: -Metals tend to form positive (+ charged) ions because they have low numbers of valence electrons, which they can lose easily. Nonmetals tend to form negative (-charged) ions because they have a higher number of valence electrons so they tend to gain electrons easily.

Detailed explanation-5: -12. Explain why metals tend to form cations, while nonmetals tend to form anions. With one, two, or three valence electrons metals tend to lose electrons to achieve a noble gas configuration. (It would require more energy to gain the 5 – 7 electrons needed to fill their valence shell.)