What is the difference between electronegativity and electropositivity?

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Electronegativity Electropositivity
The tendency of an atom of an element present in a molecule to attract shared electron pair more towards itself is called electronegativity. Tendency of an atom of an element to lose one or more electrons to form a positively charged ion is called electropositivity.
Electronegativity increases along a period and decreases on moving down the group. Electropositivity decreases along a period and increases on moving down the group.

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Electronegativity	Electropositivity
The tendency of an atom of an element present in a molecule to attract shared electron pair more towards itself is called electronegativity.	Tendency of an atom of an element to lose one or more electrons to form a positively charged ion is called electropositivity.
Electronegativity increases along a period and decreases on moving down the group.	Electropositivity decreases along a period and increases on moving down the group.