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#REDIRECT [[Electronegativity#Electropositivity]]
'''Electropositivity''' is a measure of an element's ability to donate [[electrons]], and therefore form positive [[ions]]. Mainly, this is an attribute of [[metals]], meaning that for the most part, the greater the metallic character of an [[chemical element|element]], the greater the electropositivity.


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Electropositivity is opposed to [[electronegativity]]: the ability of an element to gain electrons. While electronegativity increases along [[Period (periodic table)|periods]] in the [[periodic table]], and decreases down [[Periodic table group|groups]], electropositivity ''decreases'' along periods and ''increases'' down groups.
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[[Electropositive metal]]s are also utilized as shark repellents, since they generate measurable voltages in a seawater electrolyte relative to a shark.
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