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Q.

Statement (A): Metals are good reducing agents. 

Statement (B): Metals lose electrons easily 

Statement (C): Metals have low IP and low EN

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a

A, B are incorrect and C is correct

b

All the above statements are correct 

c

A, B are correct and C is incorrect

d

All the above statements are incorrect 

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Metals act as a reducing agent because they have tendency to donate electrons and get oxidized 

Metals have low IP because the valence electrons are farther away from the positively charge nucleus, so the force of attraction is low. 

Metals have low electronegativity  Since metals have few valence electrons, they tend to increase their stability by losing electrons to become cations 

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