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._
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