which is the most reactive element in the earth
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Explanation:
Well, first of all, different elements react for different reasons, so it isn’t very fair to use a single scale of reactivity to judge all elements.
However, the most important, is probably Electronegativity. The most electronegative element is Fluorine. It has an En of 4.0, which means that it will react with just about any non-inert substance in order to complete its outer shell. For this reason, hydrofluoric acid is one of the most acidic substances on earth, and Fluorine is rarely found in elemental form, as there is little in nature that can break a bond with Fluorine, without bonding to it itself.
Of course on the other end of the spectrum, you have Caesium, the least electronegative element. Caesium really wants to get rid of its single valence electron, so that it’s outermost shell is filled.
Caesium is extremely reactive, but most chemists would agree that Fluorine is even moreso.
Diatomic Fluorine F2, is one of the weakest covalent bonds, and therefore is easily reactive with other substances to form fluoride salts and minerals, which make some of the strongest bonds. However, the reaction of fluoride with other substances is highly exothermique and dangerous, hence why several people died attempting to isolate Fluorine.
Because of the extreme difficulty to metabolise Fluorine compounds, they are typically quite toxic to humans, and the chemical is sparsely used in biochemistry, despite the relative abundance of the chemical on earth.
Explanation:
For this reason, hydrofluoric acid is one of the most acidic substances on earth, and Fluorine is rarely found in elemental form, as there is little in nature