SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -Carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, gold, silver and iron are examples of elements. Every element consists of just one atom form.

Detailed explanation-2: -By definition, a metal element is an element that form positive ions and has metallic bonds. Most elements on the periodic table are metals. Examples of metal elements include iron, copper, silver, mercury, lead, aluminum, gold, platinum, zinc, nickel and tin.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chlorine is in group 17 of periodic table, also called the halogens, and is not found as the element in nature-only as a compound. The most common of these being salt, or sodium chloride, and the potassium compounds sylvite (or potassium chloride) and carnallite (potassium magnesium chloride hexahydrate).