When an element tends to lose its valence electrons in chemical reactions, it behaves more like a .
When an element tends to gain valence electrons in chemical reactions, it behaves more like a .
Elements that have an intermediate number of valence electrons will behave more like metals if they are in a group, and more like nonmetals if they are in a group. If they are , they will behave like metalloids with a combination of both characteristics.
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