Question

Which statement is true?

Metals have 5 to 8 electrons in their outermost shell and will easily give them up.


Metals have 1 to 3 electrons in their outermost shell and will easily give them up.


Metals don't have electrons.


Metals have 1 to 3 electrons in their outermost shell and will seek more electrons rather than give any up.

Answer 1

Answer: Option (b) is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is known that metals are rich in electrons and in order to gain stability they readily lose electrons so that their octet becomes complete.

For example, sodium is a metal and its atomic number is 11. It readily loses one electron to gain stability.

Also, it is easy for metals to lose 1 to 3 electrons from their outermost shell.

Thus, we can conclude that metals have 1 to 3 electrons in their outermost shell and will easily give them up.

Answer 2

The statement that is true is: Metals have 1-3 electrons in their outermost shell and they will easily give them up. Alkali metals and alkali earth metals are reactive, meaning they easily combine to other elements either by sharing or transferring their valence electrons.