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Which element in group 1 has the greatest tendency to lose an electron

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Fr has the greatest tendency to lose an electron. Electronegativity, which is an elements tendency to gain an electron, decreases as you go down a group, meaning that an element’s tendency to lose an electron increases as you go down a group. This means that the element in group 1 with the lowest electronegativity (the element at the bottom of the group), Fr, the element with the greatest tendency to lose an electron.
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