Chemistry GCSE
Metal and non-metal compounds
What Metal and non-metal compounds means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Metal and non-metal compounds
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Compounds in which the metal atoms lose electrons to form positive ions and the non-metal atoms gain electrons to form negative ions.
Topics that use Metal and non-metal compounds
- Chemical bonds (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Alloys
- Charge balance
- Chemical bonding
- Covalent bonding
- Delocalised electrons
- Electron sharing
- Electron transfer
- Electrostatic attraction
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