LEDE Why are ionic compounds usually between metals and nonmetals?
Positive ions need to be balanced out by negative ions
O Their nuclei are different
O They "like" each other
O Electrons repel each other
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Positive ions need to be balanced out by negative ions

Answerd. may include all of these are many definitions of bases: the  brønsted-lowry definition of acids and bases says that bases are proton acceptors.the arrhenius definition of acids and bases says that bases increase [oh⁻] in solution (thereby producing oh⁻ ions)the lewis definition of acids and bases says that bases donate electron pairs.therefore, the sensible answer is that a base may include all of the described characteristics.