Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Ions and ionic bonds

Ions and ionic bonds — practice question

Ions are produced when elements lose or gain electrons. Which statement is correct?

  • AMetal atoms gain electrons to form positive ions.
  • BNon-metal atoms lose electrons to form positive ions.
  • CThe charge on an ion is always either $+1$ or $-1$.
  • DGroup I ions have the same electronic structure as noble gases.

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