Most strongly, I would argue that the Halogens are the family of elements that readily react with metals.
Alkali metals, such as sodium and potassium, are so reactive that they are never found as uncombined elements in nature. They readily react with other elements to form compounds.
It depends on the specific metal and the conditions. Some metals, like alkali metals, are highly reactive and will react readily with air or water. Other metals, like gold or platinum, are much less reactive and do not readily react under normal conditions.
Elements that form salts by combining with metals are called halogens. All synthetic elements are radioactive. Elements that lie along the stair step line of the periodic table are metalloids.
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Au or Pt are highly stable and they are noble metals as they do not react with oxygen readily
The most reactive non-metals are the halogens, group 17.
Alkali metals, such as sodium and potassium, are so reactive that they are never found as uncombined elements in nature. They readily react with other elements to form compounds.
Elements from the boron, carbon, pnictogen, chalcogen and halogen families (groups 13 to 17) react with metals.
It depends on the specific metal and the conditions. Some metals, like alkali metals, are highly reactive and will react readily with air or water. Other metals, like gold or platinum, are much less reactive and do not readily react under normal conditions.
Elements that form salts by combining with metals are called halogens. All synthetic elements are radioactive. Elements that lie along the stair step line of the periodic table are metalloids.
== == When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals give up their valence electrons.
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== == When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals give up their valence electrons.
== == When metals react with other elements, the atoms of the metals give up their valence electrons.
Plutonium doesn't react with noble gases. Plutonium form alloys with many other metals.
Au or Pt are highly stable and they are noble metals as they do not react with oxygen readily