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In the short form: elements are striving to completely fill valence shells of electrons to reach a quantumly stable energy state. They react to take electrons away from elements willing to give up electrons or share outer shell electrons with elements they aren't strong enough to steal from.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoto become more stable,and to form a new elemant
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∙ 12y agotheir atoms take,give,or share electrons with other atoms :)
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∙ 13y agoThe amount of valence electrons. More valence electrons leads to more reactivity.
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How reactive is the element silicon?
Which element would be most reactive?
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Is californium reactive or stable?
The element Californium is reactive.
How reactive is the element silver?
It is the fourth least reactive element, followed by Mercury, Gold and Platinum.
What is the lightest reactive element?
Hydrogen is not only the lightest element of all, it is also very reactive.
Is plutonium highly reactive are non reactive?
Plutonium is a reactive chemical element.
Which is most reactive element?
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Is germanium reactive or non-reactive?
Germanium is not a very reactive element - the electronegativity is 2,01.
How reactive is the element seaborgium?
Seaborgium is supposed to be as reactive as wolfram.
Is thorium reactive?
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Is molybdenum reactive or nonreactive?
Molybdenum is a reactive chemical element.
