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electropositive::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | positive, positively charged |
Examples of electropositive
electropositive
In all groups of chemically similar elements the heaviest are the most electropositive.
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As calcium is less electropositive than sodium, no calcium will be formed at the anode.
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As calcium is more electropositive than sodium, no calcium will be formed at the cathode.
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In the parlance of chemists, metallic lead is electropositive.
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Oxides of more electropositive elements tend to be basic.
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Argonide's NanoCeram electropositive filters are well-suited for the industrial application sector.
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Water molecules are very simple, with an electronegative oxygen atom and two electropositive hydrogen atoms.
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It is malleable, ductile, slightly paramagnetic, strongly electropositive and is a poor electrical conductor.
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Electropositive elemental metals, such as lithium, sodium, magnesium, iron, zinc, and aluminium, are good reducing agents.
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- Positive: having a positive charge; "protons are positive"
- Electropositivity is a measure of an element's ability to donate electrons, and therefore form positive ions. Mainly, this is an attribute of metals, meaning that for the most part, the greater the metallic character of an element, the greater the electropositivity. ...
- Having a positive electric charge; tending to release electrons to form a chemical bond
- Elements with low electronegativities.
- The tendency to lose electrons; metallic; basic.
- Describes elements that readily lose electrons to form positive ions.
