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Metals as found in the Periodic Table have no "extra" electrons. They are electrically neutral because they have the same amounts of protons and electrons or + and - charges respectively.

However metals react with non-metals to form Ions, cations to be more precise, in this case they actually lose electrons resulting in a positive charge. In other words, metals never have "extra" electrons, they either have a neutral charge or they are lacking electrons and have a negative charge.

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