Question

1.Explain why the reactivity of group 7 decreases as you move down the group. Try to use the sentence starters here: When group 7 elements react, their atoms….
As you move down the group, the outer shells get…

Therefore the force of attraction between the shells and the nucleus is….

This makes attracting an extra electron…

Consequently, reactivity…​

Answer 1

Answer: The reactivity of group 7 decreases as we move down the group because:

Explanation:

The elements of group 7 that is fluorine to iodine. The halogens are non metals and they react with metals to gain electrons. The metals loose electrons and the non metal gains it.

As we move down the group  the atomic radius gets bigger( more electron and more proton) and as a result the outer shells move further away from the nucleus.

There is more distance between the negatively charged electrons and positively charged nucleus.

Therefore the force of attraction between the shells and nucleus is lesser or weaker.

This makes attracting an extra electron from metals very difficult which results in weaker reaction.

Consequently, the reactivity decreases as we move down the group 7