Metals are Electro Positive. Explain.
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Metals are electropositive elements because they can form positive ions by losing electrons. Non-metals are electronegative elements because they can form negative ions by gaining electrons.
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An electropositive element is one that has tendency to lose electrons and form positively charged ion. Metals like Na, Mg, K, Ca, Fe, Zn lose electrons and form positively charged ion. Due to this metals are called electropositive elements.
Example:
Sodium metal forms positively charged sodium ion, Na+
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