2. Metals vs Non-Metals

Metals are most likely to

• gain electrons

• lose electrons

• gain protons

• lose protons

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Non-metals are most likely to

• gain electrons

• lose electrons

• gain protons

• lose protons

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Non-metals ions are called

• anions

• cations

This ion has

• gained one electron

• lost one electron

• gained one proton

• lost one proton

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

This ion has

• gained two electrons

• lost two electrons

• gained two protons

• lost two protons

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

The negative sign in this symbol means

• there are more electrons than protons

• there are more protons than electrons

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

This ion has

• gained three electrons

• lost three electrons

• gained three protons

• lost three protons

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

This ion has

• gained two electrons

• lost two electrons

• gained two protons

• lost two protons

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

This ion has

• gained one electron

• lost one electron

• gained one proton

• lost one proton

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

The positive sign in this symbol means

• there are more protons than electrons

• there are more electrons than protons