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Why are metals classified as electropositive elements?
AThey share electrons and stay neutral
BThey gain electrons and form negative ions
CThey lose electrons and form positive ions
DThey lose protons and form positive ions
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. They lose electrons and form positive ions
1. Metals are reactive and tend to lose electrons easily.
2. On losing electrons they become positively charged ions (cations).
3. This tendency to form positive ions makes them electropositive.
4. Gaining electrons would make them negative, which is true of nonmetals, so that option is wrong.
_Source: Balbharati (Maharashtra Board) Class 10 Science & Technology, Ch 8 "Metallurgy", p.103_
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