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continuous scale from
covalent to
ionic bonding. The
loosely defined term
electropositivity is the
opposite of electronegativity: it
characterizes an element's...
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lanthanides and
actinides are very
electropositive to
electropositive; the
transition metals in
groups 3 to 12 are very
electropositive to electronegative; and the...
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Electropositive metals (EPMs) are a new
class of
shark repellent materials that
produce a
measurable voltage when
immersed in an
electrolyte such as seawater...
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distinctive nature: s is characterized,
except in H and He, by
highly electropositive metals; p by a
range of very
distinctive metals and non-metals, many...
- hydrogen.
Ionic or
saline hydrides are
composed of
hydride bound to an
electropositive metal,
generally an
alkali metal or
alkaline earth metal. The divalent...
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because especially the
group 3
elements and many
lanthanides are
electropositive elements with only one main
oxidation state like the
group 1 and 2...
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class of
oxides wherein the
electropositive element is in
excess relative to the “normal” oxides. When the
electropositive element is a metal, the compounds...
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attract the
electron pair more, and the less
electronegative (or more
electropositive) one will
attract it less. In
extreme cases, the
electron can be thought...
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compound that
combines silicon and a
usually more
electropositive element.
Silicon is more
electropositive than carbon. In
terms of
their physical properties...
- part is an
element or
radical that is less
electronegative (or more
electropositive) than the halogen, to make a fluoride, chloride, bromide, iodide, astatide...
