In the nature-nurture debate, nature refers to the influence of the environment.

I believe that statement is wrong because nature is when you're born a certain way rather than being influenced by outside forces like you environment which would be nurture.

It won't lose or gain electrons if it's a covalent bond it shares the electrons with another atom or atoms. if it is an ionic bond it will lose the 3 electrons on the outer shell and become a positively charged ion.  credit goes to @sunshinebaby of answers.yahoo.com.