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viktelen [127]
1 year ago
8

Compare the ability to hold on to / attract electrons between metals and nonmetals.

Chemistry
1 answer:
skad [1K]1 year ago
5 0

Nonmetals have the ability to attract electrons better than metals because they have a higher electron affinity or electronegativity than metals.

<h3>What is electronegativity?</h3>

Electronegativity is the tendency, or a measure of the ability, of an atom or molecule to attract electrons and thus form bonds.

An element in the periodic table with a high electronegativity will automatically have a high electron affinity.

Metals (low electronegativity) are known to lose electrons to non-metals (high electronegativity), hence, nonmetals have the ability to attract electrons better than metals because they have a higher electron affinity or electronegativity than metals.

Learn more about electronegativity at: brainly.com/question/2060520

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