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Hello can you please help me?

here is my big question:
considering that in any part of the periodic Table of the Elements, if the element's position is higher and more to the right, its atomic radius is smaller. So our element has more metallic character. According to this point, if we consider the elements from iron to zinc, zinc is more reactive than iron and copper. So why is the reactivity of copper less than iron?​

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Answer:

because I'm the reactivity table of metals it shows that iron is indeed more reactive than copper

Step-by-step explanation:

potassium (most reactive)

sodium

lithium

calcium

magnesium

aluminum

zinc

iron

tin

lead

hydrogen

copper

mercury

silver

gold( least reactive)

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