Start learning →

Metals tend to lose electrons when forming bonds, so they are described as:

AElectronegative
BElectroneutral
CElectrostatics
DElectropositive
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Electropositive
1. Losing electrons leaves a positive charge behind. 2. That tendency has a name. 3. Metals are electropositive. _Source: syllabus Science Class X, Chapter 5, Periodic Classification of Elements._
Practise this question with Quill — Gujarat Board Class 10 (GSEB) →

Keep practising Periodic Classification of Elements

Browse all Periodic Classification of Elements questions for Gujarat Board Class 10 (GSEB), or explore more Chemistry topics.

Start a Periodic Classification of Elements lesson →
Related questions