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Explanation:
The chemical properties of an element are determined by the configuration of its electrons in orbit around its nucleus. The number of electrons in orbit is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus (each proton has an an electrical charge of plus one, while each electron has the same charge only negative one).
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Answer:
Metals lose electrons to form positively charged ions and nonmetallic elements gain electrons to form negatively charged ions.
