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For nonmetals, reactivity _____ as you go from _____ in a period. A. increases; left to right

B. decreases; left to right
C. increases; top to bottom
D. decreases; top to bottom

User Sita
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The answer to your question is,

B. Decreases; left to right

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User Samuel Luswata
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Answer: Option (A) is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Non-metals are the species which readily accept an electron in order to gain stability.

And, when we move from left to right in a periodic table then there occurs a decrease in size of their atomic size.

Hence, smaller is the size of non-metal more will be its ability to attract the electrons towards itself. As nucleus of a small atom will show strong force of attraction between the protons and electrons.

Therefore, reactivity of non-metals increases on moving from left to right in a period.

Thus, we can conclude that for nonmetals, reactivity increases as you go from left to right in a period.

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