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The most electro positive metal among the following is:

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Z n

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F e

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C a

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N a

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Solution

The correct option is C $N a$
Electropositivity decreases on moving right in a periodic table because of decrease and thus decreases in the tendency to lose electrons. It is a known fact that the Na being an alkali metal, present at the most left in the periodic table. Thus, sodium is the most electropositive element among the given compounds

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