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Title: Metal Reactivity Series
Post by: BostonRsocks on May 14, 2006, 05:39:17 PM
Could someone tell me what the most reactive metal is...And also what the most active non metal is...lastly what are chemicaly inert elements?

Thanx
Title: Re: I have a few ?'s
Post by: syko sykes on May 14, 2006, 05:45:33 PM
inert elements would be the noble gases

alkali metals (group 1 metals) are typically the most reactive, i think sodium might be the most reactive
Title: Re: I have a few ?'s
Post by: BostonRsocks on May 14, 2006, 05:48:59 PM
Awsome thanx for the help. I have one more ?, and it is what is the electron configuration for transition metals?

Thanx
Title: Re: I have a few ?'s
Post by: Borek on May 14, 2006, 05:50:20 PM
Quote from: BostonRsocks on May 14, 2006, 05:39:17 PM
Could someone tell me what the most reactive metal is...

http://www.chemicalforums.com/index.php?topic=8590

See video.
Title: Re: I have a few ?'s
Post by: mrdeadman on May 14, 2006, 05:55:32 PM
Quote from: syko sykes on May 14, 2006, 05:45:33 PM
inert elements would be the noble gases

alkali metals (group 1 metals) are typically the most reactive, i think sodium might be the most reactive
sodium is definately not the most reactive.
Title: Re: I have a few ?'s
Post by: BostonRsocks on May 14, 2006, 05:56:57 PM
Quote from: mrdeadman on May 14, 2006, 05:55:32 PM
Quote from: syko sykes on May 14, 2006, 05:45:33 PM
inert elements would be the noble gases

alkali metals (group 1 metals) are typically the most reactive, i think sodium might be the most reactive
sodium is definately not the most reactive.

then what is?
Title: Re: I have a few ?'s
Post by: mrdeadman on May 14, 2006, 06:01:20 PM
did you watch the video?  :P
Title: Re: I have a few ?'s
Post by: BostonRsocks on May 14, 2006, 06:02:29 PM
yeah.....so is it Cs or Fr, because they didn't use Fr....
Title: Re: I have a few ?'s
Post by: mrdeadman on May 14, 2006, 06:07:26 PM
to answer your other question: http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele009.html
and to answer which is most reactive in the alkali group:
http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/outreach/8thgradesol/PeriodicTable.htm
 :o
Title: Re: I have a few ?'s
Post by: BostonRsocks on May 14, 2006, 06:16:30 PM
whats the most reactive non metal?
Title: Re: I have a few ?'s
Post by: mrdeadman on May 14, 2006, 06:18:57 PM
the first website i listed gives you the answer to that.
Title: Re: I have a few ?'s
Post by: BostonRsocks on May 14, 2006, 06:24:46 PM
alright now i relize how dumb i am.....thanx for everything  ;D
Title: Re: I have a few ?'s
Post by: mrdeadman on May 14, 2006, 07:40:57 PM
no problem  :)
Title: the most reactive non metal is flouride no?
Post by: Stewed_ant on May 14, 2006, 10:44:47 PM
 :-\

correct me if i'm wrong
Title: Re: I have a few ?'s
Post by: Mitch on May 14, 2006, 11:29:05 PM
Which element is the most reactive! Are you serious? Reactive with what? Be specific.
Title: Re: I have a few ?'s
Post by: AWK on May 15, 2006, 01:29:17 AM
Generally speaking, fluorine and caesium are the most reactive elements. But Mitch is right  when thinkiing about elements of lower reactivity, eg lithium reacts faster with nitrogen than with oxygen though nitrogen is commonly thought as unreactive.
Title: Re: I have a few ?'s
Post by: rctrackstar2007 on May 15, 2006, 07:27:07 PM
Quote from: BostonRsocks on May 14, 2006, 06:16:30 PM
whats the most reactive non metal?

are you talking about relative rate or reaction or reactivity or vigorousness (if that's a word) of the rxn?  ???