The least reactive elements are the noble gases since they have a full valence shell and thus require a lot of energy in order to form bonds.
For metals, reactivity increases as you move down a group and as you move leftward within a period.
The trend within a period is due to the increase in ionization energy caused by the decrease in electrons needed to be lost in order for an element achieve a full valence electron shell. The trend within a group is due to the valence shell being further away from the nucleus, resulting in less attractive forces and thus less energy needed for reaction.
For nonmetals, the trends are reversed. Reactivity as you move up a group and as you move rightward within a period.
As you move up a group, the element increases in electromagnetism and thus increasing its reactivity. As you move across a period, there is less electrons needed to be received in order for the element to achieve a full valence shell
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A homogeneous mixture<span> has the same uniform appearance and composition throughout.
</span>A heterogeneous mixture<span> consists of visibly different substances or phases.</span>
In the given chemical reaction iron is less electropositive metal and aluminum is more electropositive and behave as a reducing agent also.
<h3>What is electropositivity?</h3>
Electropositivity is the ability of an atom of donation or losing of electrons easily.
From the given chemical reaction it is clear that oxidation state of iron changes from +3 to 0 & of aluminum is from 0 to +3. So in the above chemical reaction aluminum is more electropositive than iron metal. And aluminum is behave as a reducing agent as it helps in the reduction process by providing electrons.
Hence aluminum is electropositive metal and reducing agent, iron is less electropositive.
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