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Explain the Following Briefly: - Chemistry

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Explain the following briefly:
Metals are electropositive.

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Solution

Metals have low ionization energy due to which they can lose their outermost electrons easily to form positive metallic ions hence metals are electropositive.
For example:
Sodium metal always form Na+ ions, Potassium forms K+ ions etc.

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Chapter 2: Chemical Bonding - Exercise 2 [Page 43]

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Frank Chemistry - Part 2 [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 2 Chemical Bonding
Exercise 2 | Q 3.5 | Page 43
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