Question

Rank the nonmetals in each set from most reactive (1) to least reactive (3). Neon: Selenium: Fluorine

Answer 1

Neon:

3

Selenium:

2

Fluorine:

1

Answer 2

The periodic trend of reactivity depends on whether the elements are metals or nonmetals. For metals, reactivity increases down a group and from right to left across a period. Nonmetals do the opposite. For nonmetals, reactivity increases up a group and from left to right across a period. Therefore, the rank is as follows:

Fluorine

Selenium

Neon

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