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Why does the reactivity of nonmetals increase moving left to right on the periodic table?

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Answer: This is because the number of shell increases .

Step-by-step explanation: On moving from left to write on the periodic table the reactivity of non metals increases because number of shells increases and the force with which the nucleus hold electrons decreases.

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