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V125BC [204]
4 years ago
6

What is the most likely reason that nonmetals are electrical insulators?

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1 answer:
Ray Of Light [21]4 years ago
6 0

Answer:

Since valence shells are mostly empty in nonmetal atoms, the atoms attract and hold any electrons they can in order to fill their valence shells.

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