The answer is: lose electrons and form positive ions.
Most metals have strong metallic bond, because of strong electrostatic attractive force between valence electrons (metals usually have low ionization energy and lose electrons easy) and positively charged metal ions.
The ionization energy (Ei) is the minimum amount of energy required to remove the valence electron, when element lose electrons, oxidation number of element grows (oxidation process).
For example, magnesium has atomic number 12, which means it has 12 protons and 12 electrons. It lost two electrons to form magnesium cation (Mg²⁺) with stable electron configuration like closest noble gas neon (Ne) with 10 electrons.
Electron configuration of magnesium ion: ₁₂Mg²⁺ 1s² 2s² 2p⁶.
Pure water has a freezing point of 0 degrees centigrade but seawater has a lower freezing point because of the salt (NaCl)
The volume of the balloon is approximately 2652 liters.
<h3>How to determine the volume occupied by the gas in a balloon </h3>
Let suppose that <em>flammable</em> hydrogen behaves ideally. GIven the molar mass (
), in kilograms per kilomole, and mass of the gas (
), in kilograms. The volume occupied by the gas (
), in cubic centimeters, is found by the equation of state for <em>ideal</em> gases:
(1)
Where:
- Ideal gas constant, in kilopascal-cubic meters per kilomole-Kelvin.
- Temperature, in Kelvin
- Pressure, in kilopascals
If we know that 
, 
, 
, 
and 
, then the volume of the balloon is:
(
)
The volume of the balloon is approximately 2652 liters. 
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