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The highly reactive non-metals are in the halogen group. They just need one more electron to fill the octet. Therefore they are highly reactive. For example fluorine and chlorine. And the highly reactive metals are placed in the first group (alkali metals). For example Sodium and potassium.
There can not be any reason, because the premise is not true: Group 7 elements become less rather than more reactive from fluorine to iodine.
fluorine is the most electronegative atom . therefore atoms closer to fluorine will be more electronegative.
sodium has one electron more(2,8,1) and fluorine has 1 electron less(2,7) But neon has a stable configuration(2,8,8).
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The highly reactive non-metals are in the halogen group. They just need one more electron to fill the octet. Therefore they are highly reactive. For example fluorine and chlorine. And the highly reactive metals are placed in the first group (alkali metals). For example Sodium and potassium.
The group sevens non-metals get less reactive the further down the table they fall, making fluorine the most reactive and iodine least reactive. So based on this i would say that fluorine reacts fastest with iron (:
Oxygen has a lower electronegativity than fluorine (3.5 as compared to 4).
Fluorine can not form oxyacids because fluorine is more electronegative than oxygen, and oxyacids are formed only from elements that are less electronegative than oxygen.
Nitrogen (N2) is less reactive than fluorine (F2) because the triple bond in diatomic nitrogen requires much more energy to break than the single bond in diatomic fluorine. This means that there is a much greater energy requirement to dissociate two nitrogen atoms from each other than two fluorine atoms, making nitrogen far less reactive than fluorine.
If fluoride means fluoride salt of a less reactive metal than magnesium:Magnesium + Fluoride ion ----> Magnesium fluorideMg + 2 F - ----> MgF2If fluoride refers to fluorine gas:Magnesium + Fluorine ----> Magnesium fluorideMg + F2 ----> MgF2
There can not be any reason, because the premise is not true: Group 7 elements become less rather than more reactive from fluorine to iodine.
Palladium ia a less reactive metal; Pd react with fluorine, chlorine, nitric acid, etc.
fluorine is the most electronegative atom . therefore atoms closer to fluorine will be more electronegative.
sodium has one electron more(2,8,1) and fluorine has 1 electron less(2,7) But neon has a stable configuration(2,8,8).
Bromine is less reactive than chlorine (and much less so than fluorine) so it is selective when it comes to halogenation substitution reactions.