metals and nonmetals

..........................................are elements, which have less than 4 electrons in their outermost energy levels

• metals

• nonmetals

• metaloids

...........................................are elements, which have more than 4 electrons in their outermost energy levels.

• metals

• nonmetals

• metaloids

metals lose their valency shells electrons and change into.....................

• positive ion

• negative ion

nonmetals gain electrons and change into

• positive ions

• negative ions

cations are .......................

• positive ions

• negative ions

metaloids are located into .........................

• s-block

• p-block

• d-block

• f-block