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The group one elements have the lowest ionization energies because of their large atomic size which makes the outermost electron only weekly held by the nucleus.

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Q: Why do group 1 elements have a low density?
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Why are group1 and 7 found as compounds?

Group 1 elements have very low electronegativies and group 7 elements have very high electronegativities, so that both are reactive with almost every other element, the group 1 elements by donating electrons and the group 7 elements by accepting electrons.


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