Question

Which among the following is a Metal?  

a) Glucose b) Water c) Iron d) None of these  

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Answer 1

Answer:

IRON

Explanation:

AS WATER AND GLUCOSE IS A NON METAL

Answer 2

Iron is a metal among the given compounds.

• Glucose is a monosaccharide and belongs to carbohydrates.
• Water is a polar solvent and is not a metal.
• Iron is a transition metal with the atomic number 26. It belongs to the eighth group in the periodic table and is a d-block element.
• The electronic configuration of iron is $1s^{2} 2s^{2} 2p^{6} 3s^{2} 3p^{6} 3d^{6} 4s^{2}$.
• It readily donates one electron to attain the half-filled d-orbitals, which is more stable.