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ionic compounds tend to form between metals and nonmetals when electrons are transferred from an element with high ionization energy (metal) to an element with a low electron affinity (nonmetal). true or false
The statement is false. Because always electrons will be transferred from metal to another non metal which should have high electron affinity.
Ionic bonds are forming when a nonmetal and a metal exchange electrons, which is formed through an electrostatic attraction between two oppositely charged ions. Ionic bonds are formed between a cation, which is usually a metal, and an anion, which is usually a nonmetal with high electron affinity.