Which elements usually lose their valence electrons when they bond

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Nickolas Byrd

Chemistry

29 November, 18:34

Which elements usually lose their valence electrons when they bond

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Gerardo Galloway · Answer 1

Metals, for example Cesium and Francium

Grady Lamb · Answer 2

Ionic bonding is when the valence electron is stripped from the molecule when bonding to equilibrate charge energy. The opposite is covalent bonding, where electrons are not lost but shared.

Ionic bonding is seen when metals interact with non metals and other metals

the element that loses the valence electron is the one that is more positively charged. The element that gains the electron was more negatively charged.