Asked by nebikenezer

How do nonmetals tend to form bonds?(1 point)
Responses

by losing protons
by losing protons

by losing electrons
by losing electrons

by gaining electrons
by gaining electrons

by gaining protons

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
By gaining electrons.

Nonmetals have higher electronegativity, so they tend to accept electrons (or share electrons in covalent bonds) rather than lose them.