Assertion: metal atom | /r/CapableOf | lose electron
Facets:
value: from their outer shell
type: LOCATION
value: to form the cation
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: The oxidation of a metal by oxygen gas could then be explained as the metal atom losing electrons to form the cation (being oxidized) with the oxygen molecule gaining electrons to form oxygen anions.
text: Metal atoms lose electrons from their outer shell when they form ions: