If you go up the periodic table, the alkali metals get smaller, less reactive smaller, more reactive bigger, less reactive bigger, more reactive

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Kvam · Answer 1 · 2021-03-04T18:58:32+0000

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The farther to the left and down the periodic chart you go, the easier it is for electrons to be given or taken away, resulting in higher reactivity. Period - reactivity increases as you go from the left to the right across a period. Group - reactivity decreases as you go down the group.

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If you go up the periodic table, the alkali metals get smaller, less reactive smaller, more reactive bigger, less reactive bigger, more reactive

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