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Question about bonds
Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2019 10:05 pm
by Daniel Yu 1E
Can someone explain metals a bit? About the bonds they form and their lowest energy state. Especially those in the lower rows of the periodic table I don't really understand.
Re: Question about bonds
Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2019 10:10 pm
by Tanmay Singhal 1H
i don't think we have to know the bottom half for the midterm
Re: Question about bonds
Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2019 11:19 pm
by Ryan Yee 1J
In general, metals with less than 4 electrons (the entirety of the s block and sometimes the first column of the p block) tend to form cations because giving up electrons to attain an octet is easier than gaining electrons. They generally form salts with nonmetals which consist of an ionic bond generally made from a metal cation and nonmetal anion.
Also I remember that Dr. Lavelle mentioned that we would tend to focus on the upper half of the periodic table, so I don't think you need to worry about the f block and lower metals.