What determines that an element is a metal?

a. the magnitude of its charge

c. when it is a Group A element

b. the molecules that it forms

d. its position in the periodic table

Its position in the periodic table.

An element that readily forms positive ions is called a metal. The arrangement of chemical elements in tabular form where the elements are ordered by their atomic number is called the periodic table. In a periodic table metals are on the left in yellow.