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23 December, 15:18

In an ionic bond, nonmetals are most likely to

A. gain electrons.

B. lose electrons.

C. share electrons.

D. cancel electrons.

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  1. 23 December, 16:30
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    In an ionic bond, nonmetals are most likely to gain electrons.

    That is because they need 8 valence electrons to have a full octet, so they need alittle more to have 8, meaning they could be stable.
  2. 23 December, 18:02
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    Non metals gain electrons from the metals to have an octet structure.
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