Translations for electropositive in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

electropositive [Brit ɪlɛktrə(ʊ)ˈpɒzɪtɪv, Am əˌlɛktrəˈpɑzədɪv] ADJ

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electropositive

elettropositivo

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Most perchlorate compounds, especially salts of electropositive metals such as sodium perchlorate or potassium perchlorate, are inert and are slow to react with organic compounds. en.wikipedia.org

The electrode is a cathode for an electropositive plasma, while it is an anode for an electronegative plasma. en.wikipedia.org

Therefore, complexes with more electronegative complexes will be more easily reduced (i.e. be more powerfully oxidizing) than more electropositive complexes. en.wikipedia.org

The ethyl groups on the boron also aids to this abnormal polarizability by removing additional electron density from the boron making it even more electropositive. en.wikipedia.org

All group 2 elements are electropositive towards carbon and electronegativity decreases down the row. en.wikipedia.org

Technically the term silicide is reserved for any compounds containing silicon bonded to a more electropositive element. en.wikipedia.org

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