2006-11-12 04:40:28 · 3 answers · asked by brucelee135 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
nonmetals have much higher ionization energies than metals do. this is because non-metals have more protons in their nucleuses to attract their electrons with. metals do not have as many, as compared to the rows they are in, so the electrons will move away from the nucleus of the metal if given a little push.
2006-11-12 06:08:03 · answer #1 · answered by The Frontrunner 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nonmetals methinks since the outer electrons in metals don't have much holding them down.
2006-11-12 12:43:45 · answer #2 · answered by Roman Soldier 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
non metals for a few reasons.
its easier to drop something than pick it up, non metals need to pull negative charged particles into a negative charge so they need to overcome the repulsion
the first column of metals are incredibly reactive because they only have one valence electron
Im sure theres more and better answers. try wiki-ing or yahoo-ing it
2006-11-12 12:50:57 · answer #3 · answered by Jake S 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋