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Why is oxygen more chemically reactive than nitrogen?

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O2 has two more electrons compared to N2, with extra 2 electrons in the higher energy anti-bonding orbitals known as Diradical. These electrons have higher energy and are unpaired; therefore, O2 is more reactive

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O B. Oxygen needs to gain only 2 electrons to have a full octet, while nitrogen needs to gain 3.

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