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The most reactive chemical element is fluorine. Reactivity of the elements increases as we go down and to the left on the Periodic Table, and it also increases as we go up and to the right on the table.

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It is fluorine that is the most reactive element. It is sometimes called the hungry wolf of the periodic table.
Fluorine is the most reactive chemical element; can react with noble gases.

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For your convenience, here is the reactive series of elements in order of decreasing reactivity:-

  • Potassium
  • sodium
  • barium
  • calcium
  • magnesium
  • aluminium
  • manganese
  • zinc
  • iron
  • nickel
  • tin
  • lead
  • hydrogen
  • copper
  • Mercury
  • silver
  • gold
  • platinum
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That would be the element with the highest atomic number but the lowest number of valence electrons.

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Francium is the most reactive metal and fluorine the most reactive nonmetal.

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flourine

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