The low values (23 to 30 dynes/cm) result in easy wetting of most materials, which is helpful for. lubricity and other properties. Electrical Properties. The typical volume resistivity of Halocarbon oil is in the range. of 1013 to 1014 ohm-cm. The dielectric constant is quite low.
When metals form ions, they tend to do so by losing their electrons  to gain a positive charge. Losing negatively charged electrons  causes the metals to become more positiv â¦ e due to having more  protons.
Ionic compounds, such as table salt (NaCl), are composed of ions. The atoms of metals lose their electrons to form positive charged ions called cations. Nonmetals frequently gain electrons to form ions with a negative charge called anions. Monatomic ions are single atoms that have lost or gained electrons.