fransium
hydrogen
A Group 6A element gains two electrons A Group 2A element loses two electrons A Group 3A element loses three electrons A Group 3A element loses three electrons group 1a element loses one electron group 7a gains one electron
The reactivity of an element largely depends on its electronic configuration. All the 1st group elements have one electron each in the outer most s-orbital. Their reactivity is due to the loss of this electron and formation of a uni positive ion. The ease with which the element loses the electron dictates its activity. As we go down the group, the distance between the outer most orbital and nucleus increases and hence the ease with which the element loses the electron increases as we go down the group. So naturally the reactivity increases. However in the case of 7th group elements(halogens) the electronic configuration is s2p5. They acquire stability by acquiring another electron. This is called electron affinity. This increases as we go up a group. So we find the more reactive element at the top of the group. We can generalize this like this. The reactivity of an element depends on the ease with which it acquires the nearest iner gas electronic configuration.
This is a consequence of the law of periodicity of chemical elements.
The reactivity of the alkali metals increases as you go down column 1 (or 1A) in a periodic table. This occurs because the first ionization energy of the metals decreases, as a result of "shielding" the outermost electrons from the attraction of the positive nucleus by the inner electrons.
Th reactivity of alkali metals increases from the top of Group 1A to the bottom
It is (1A).
group 1A
francium
penis
Any element in group 1
hydrogen
valence electrons and electronic configuration.
A Group 6A element gains two electrons A Group 2A element loses two electrons A Group 3A element loses three electrons A Group 3A element loses three electrons group 1a element loses one electron group 7a gains one electron
1a is a monovalent element and will thus need two of them to bond to oxygen to balance
It is supposed to be francium. but since it is radioactive and less stable, cesium is generally considered to the be element with largest size.
Potassium