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Most of the known elements are:

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non-metals
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metals
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transition elements
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metalloids
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Solution

The correct option is B metals
Most of the elements known to us are metals. In the periodic table all the elements that are on the left side of the zig zag line are metals. Metals are electropositive in nature. They tend to donate their outermost shell electrons to be stable.

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