How do transition elements form ions?
1 Answer
Jan 8, 2018
They just lose electrons to become cations.
Explanation:
Recall that an ion is just an atom that has gained or lost electrons.
We know that metals tend to lose electrons, and non-metals tend to gain electrons.
Transition elements can also be called transition metals, since all of them are metals.
That must mean that they form cations by losing electrons.
