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Metals exhibit ..... oxidation states in their compounds.

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Positive
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Negative
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Neutral
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none of these
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Solution

The correct option is A Positive
As metals have great tendency in donating electrons it will have positive oxidation states.

For example Na is metal has atomic number 11

So electronic configuration is 2,8,1

So after donating one electron its octet get completed and become stable and becomes Na+

Option A is correct.

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