Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Ions and ionic bonds

Ions and ionic bonds — practice question

Which row shows how the atoms change when a metal reacts with a non-metal?

  • Ametal atoms gain electrons to form anions; non-metal atoms lose electrons to form cations
  • Bmetal atoms gain electrons to form cations; non-metal atoms lose electrons to form anions
  • Cmetal atoms lose electrons to form anions; non-metal atoms gain electrons to form cations
  • Dmetal atoms lose electrons to form cations; non-metal atoms gain electrons to form anions

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