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Aleksandr-060686 [28]
3 years ago
13

Describe the formation of an ionic compound.

Biology
1 answer:
natta225 [31]3 years ago
5 0
Isn't this Chem?
a non metal and a metal
a metal transfers electrons to the non metal
the non metal gains electrons and becomes an anion (a negatively charges ion)
and the metal loses electrons and becomes a cation (a positively charged ion)
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