Question

In an ionic bond, nonmetals are most likely to

A. gain electrons.
B. lose electrons.
C. share electrons.
D. cancel electrons.

Answer 1

In an ionic bond, nonmetals are most likely to gain electrons.

That is because they need 8 valence electrons to have a full octet, so they need alittle more to have 8, meaning they could be stable.

Answer 2

non metals gain electrons from the metals to have an octet structure.