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Fittoniya [83]
3 years ago
6

Why are metals electropositive in nature​

Chemistry
1 answer:
Mariana [72]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

The tendency of metals to lose electrons inorder to get stability is called electropositive nature ofmetals. In general most of the metalslose electrons from their valence shell due to weak force of attraction on the outermost shell.

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Which of the following properties would be the same among isotopes of the same element?
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The chemical properties of an element are determined by its valence electrons and since isotope have same number of electrons, they have similar chemical properties.

But isotopes have different number of neutrons. Neutrons are the subatomic particles which are present in the nucleus. They are charge less particles and they have mass. Therefore when the elements have different number of neutrons, their atomic masses differ.

As a result, isotopes have different mass related physical properties.

Let us discuss the given properties now

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2) Density : Density is defined as mass per unit volume. This property involves mass and we know that isotopes have different masses. Therefore they have different densities too.

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4) Color : The color of the element is mainly dependent on the arrangement of electrons around the nucleus. Isotopes have same number of electrons which means the arrangement would also be the same. Therefore the isotopes of the same element do not show different colors.

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The equilibrium constant expression in terms of concentrations is:

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