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Explainwhy is sodium less reactive than potassium?



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Inalkali metals, on moving down the group, the atomic size increases and theeffective nuclear charge decreases. Because of these factors, the outermostelectron in potassium can be lost easily as compared to sodium. Hence,potassium is more reactive than sodium.

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