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19 July, 10:55

Looking at the same nonmetal group on the periodic table, how does the reactivity of an element in period 2 compare to the reactivity of an element in period 4?

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  1. 19 July, 11:02
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    For metals reactivity increases down the group however for nonmetals reactivity decreases down a group due to increasing size and the shielding effect of the electron orbitals. So period 2 will be more reactive than period 4
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