Who is thr most reactive element in the periodic table. and why?
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Caesium is found in the far corner here. And it is the most reactive metal in the entire periodic table, even more reactive than Francium. This is a radioactive element and it decays. But actually, Caesium is more reactivethan this.
That is what makes group 1 so reactive: they will give their valence electron to anything nearby to achieve their goal. Reactivity of group 1 metals goes up as we go down the group, which is why we have Caesium and Francium as our most reactive metals.
That is what makes group 1 so reactive: they will give their valence electron to anything nearby to achieve their goal. Reactivity of group 1 metals goes up as we go down the group, which is why we have Caesium and Francium as our most reactive metals.
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Caesium and fluorine. Group I metals are the most reactive metals as they only have one electron in their outer shell which is easy to lose; they get more reactive as you go down the periodic table as the electron is further from the nucleus and shielded by the inner electrons. The halogens are the most reactive non-metals for the opposite reason - they only need one electron to fill their outer shell, and that is easiest for fluorine as it is the smallest and thus the incoming electron sees more of the nuclear charge.
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Caesium and fluorine. Group I metals are the most reactive metals as they only have one electron in their outer shell which is easy to lose; they get more reactive as you go down the periodic table as the electron is further from the nucleus and shielded by the inner electrons. The halogens are the most reactive non-metals for the opposite reason - they only need one electron to fill their outer shell, and that is easiest for fluorine as it is the smallest and thus the incoming electron sees more of the nuclear charge.
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