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23 December, 20:40

Why are alkali metals more reactive than alkaline earth metals?

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  1. 23 December, 21:05
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    A: It takes more energy to remove two valence electrons from an atom than one valence electron. This makes alkaline Earth metals with their two valence electrons less reactive than alkali metals with their one valence electron.
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