Assertion: metal | /r/CapableOf | gain many electrons
Facets:
value: quite readily
type: MANNER
value: into their outer shell
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to form unstable negative ions
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Its energetically easier for a metal to lose a few electrons to form a stable positive ion than gain many electrons to form unstable negative ions.
text: Non-metallic elements on the on the far right-hand side of the periodic table, (apart from the very noble gases which already have a stable full outer shell), quite readily gain electrons into their outer shell, giving them a high reactivity in forming negative ions.
text: The most reactive non–metals only need to share/gain one or two electrons .