How do the atoms of typical metals differ in structure from typical non-metals, give examples?

Non-metal atoms have four or more electrons on the outer shell, while metal atoms have only one to three. And because of this, metal atoms, reacting with another chemical element, will begin to lose electrons, and so their reducing property will manifest. This is the difference between them.



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