Key term for Edexcel GCSE Physics, used in Heating Effect and Energy.
Atoms in a metal that have lost one or more outer electrons, leaving them with a net positive charge and fixed in a regular lattice.
Positive metal ions appears in Edexcel GCSE Physics revision content for Electricity and circuits, especially Heating Effect and Energy and Reducing Unwanted Energy Transfer.
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