Why sodium chloride is not so reactive yet contains highly reactive elements, sodium and chlorine.
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It has one electron in the outermost electron shell and thus wants to give up one electron to a highly electronegative element. Within the alkali metals, sodium is more reactive than lithium but less reactive than potassium. ... Sodium is also more metallic than lithium. When exposed to air, sodium oxidizes immediately.
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