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Chemistry / Why are Group I metals more reactive towards the bottom of the periodic table?
« on: 25/05/2008 15:41:06 »
Hello,
Im interested in why as you go down the group I metals, they become more reactive?
Im a bit confused, as my notes from class say that as the metals lose electrons to gain a full outer shell, the further away from the nucleas the electrons are, the more reactive the reaction is. I would have thought that as the electron(s) is further away from the nucleas, the electron can leave easier as the protons are further away. And surely with it being easier to leave, there should be a less reactive reaction?
Anyone have an answer? I would ask my teacher, but we've just started the holidays, and I cant afford not to revise well at the moment.
Thanks anyway,
Poetic-Justice
Im interested in why as you go down the group I metals, they become more reactive?
Im a bit confused, as my notes from class say that as the metals lose electrons to gain a full outer shell, the further away from the nucleas the electrons are, the more reactive the reaction is. I would have thought that as the electron(s) is further away from the nucleas, the electron can leave easier as the protons are further away. And surely with it being easier to leave, there should be a less reactive reaction?
Anyone have an answer? I would ask my teacher, but we've just started the holidays, and I cant afford not to revise well at the moment.
Thanks anyway,
Poetic-Justice