Question

where are the most reactive elements on the periodic table ? what makes one element more reactive than another​

Answer 1

Lower left corner and the upper right corner before the noble gases

Number of valence electrons

Explanation:

The most reactive elements are the most electropositive and electronegative elements.

Francium is the most reactive metal and flourine the most reactive non-metals.

Francium is the most electropositive metal and fluorine is the most electronegative non-metal.

Electropositivity is the ability of an atom to willingly lose its valence electrons. This is typical of metals.

Electronegativity is the ability of atoms to attract the shared electrons to themselves in a bond.

• An element is more reactive than another based on the number of valence electrons it has.
• The valence electrons determines how reactive an atom is or would be.
• Elements that requires just one or two electrons to complete their octet would be highly reactive and dire need to find such electron.
• Also, elements with just an electron above the stable configuration will easily want to lose it.
• Elements with a complete configuration will  not be reactive.

The valence electrons are the electrons in the outer most shell of an atom used in chemical bonding.

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