<u>Answer:</u> Non-metals form ions when they gain electrons.
<u>Explanation:</u>
An ion is formed when an atom looses or gains electron.
- When an atom looses electrons, it will form a positive ion known as cation.
- When an atom gains electrons, it will form a negative ion known as anion.
Metals are the elements which have a tendency to loose electrons and thus they form cations. <u>Example:</u> Sodium will loose 1 electron to form 
ion.
Non-metals are the elements which have a tendency to gain electrons and thus they form anions. <u>Example:</u> Fluorine will gain 1 electron to form 
ion.
Hence, non-metals form ions when they gain electrons.
Answer:
A) They all have 12 protons.
Explanation:
Magnesium has an atomic number of 12 which means it has 12 protons. All Magnesium atoms have 12 protons, the neutrons however may differ which produces things called isotopes where the atoms have same protons but neutrons change.
Keep in mind the atomic number is unique to each element, so 12 atomic number will always be Magnesium, 1 will always be Hydrogen and so on.....
The sets of characteristics describe what we know about
the inner planets is that have rocky
surfaces, no rings, and few or no moons. The answer is letter C. Also, they are
smaller in sizes compared to the outer planets. The rest of the choices are
characteristics of the outer planets.
Iconic +covalent is the answer to this
Answer: Polythene
Polythene is a synthetic polymer classified as plastics.
Explanation:
Polythene is formed artificially from several repeating units of ethene molecules (monomers) in a reaction known as polymerization.
The polyethene can be represented as [CH2-CH2]n, where n is thousands to ten thousands unit of ethene.
It is used to make
- plastic bags,
- cable insulators
- plastic crates etc
Thus, polythene is a synthetic polymer of ethene, and classified as plastics.
