Non-metals are electronegative in nature which means:

they gain electrons more easily

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they lose electrons more easily

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they form bonds by losing electrons

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they are negatively charged

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The correct option is C they gain electrons more easily
Electronegative means the tendency to gain electrons is more than losing it.

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Q. Nonmetals are electronegative. They tend to form bonds by losing electrons.

Q. Metals tend to lose electrons and are electropositive in nature whereas non-metals tend to gain electrons and are electronegative. Identify the correct statement regarding the compounds formed by combining metals and non-metals.

State whether the given statement is true or false.

Statement: Metal has the tendency to lose electron so they are reducing in nature while non-metals have the tendency to gain electrons so they are oxidizing in nature.

Q. Assertion :Alkali metals are strong reducing agents, while halogens [non-metals], are strong oxidising agents. Reason: Metals have 1,2 or 3 valence electrons so they always ionize by losing electrons while non metals have 4, 5, 6 or 7 valence electrons so they ionize by gaining electrons.

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Non-metals are electronegative in nature which means:

The correct option is C they gain electrons more easilyElectronegative means the tendency to gain electrons is more than losing it.

The correct option is C they gain electrons more easily
Electronegative means the tendency to gain electrons is more than losing it.