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In the alkali metals and the alkaline earth metals (groups IA and IIA on the Periodic Table), all increase in reactivity as one goes down the columns. These elements react by loaning out electrons, and it is easier to loan out an electron if the valence band where that lone electron (group IA) or two (group IIA) hangs out is farther from the nucleus and is screened by other (more) electrons in lower bands. The elements farther down the columns are more reactive because they can more easily loan out electrons. Just as an aside, one might expect that the elements that borrow electrons might be better able to do that if there was less electron screening, right? And that would suggest that the elements higher in the columns of the groups that are seriously interested in borrowing electrons (think group VIIA) would be more reactive than the lower ones, wouldn't it? Maybe that's why fluorine is called the hungry wolf of the periodic table.

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Yes, as you move from left to right across the periodic table, the metallic reactivity of an element decreases.

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yes, metallic character increases as you move down, and also as you move from right to left

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The most reactive metals are on the left of the periodic table.the first group starting with hydrogen is very reactive with air so they have to keep them in oil.

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No, metals become less reactive as you move from left to right across the periodic table.

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Yes. Elements are more likely to recieve electrons during a reaction if they are farther to the right on the periodic table.

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No. The non-metallic property generally decreases down a group in the periodic table.

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Yes. Down the group reactivity increases as the size gets larger and ionisation energy decreases.

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Down the group, reactivity increases.

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