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How does the reactivity of alkali metals with oxygen increase down the group?

How does the reactivity of alkali metals with oxygen increase down the group?
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How does the reactivity of alkali metals with oxygen increase down the group?

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the distance of the valence electrons from the nucleus keeps on increasing down the group, therefore the ionization energy keeps on decreasing

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