Reactivity of the s-block elements increases down the group.Transition metals are relatively unreactive metals and are useful metals.Lanthanides are rare metals which tend to form +3 ions. They have similar reactivities.Actinides are radioactive metals. Only thorium and uranium occur naturally in more than trace quantities.
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Specification: AQA Chemistry (7404), AS-level, 3.2.1.1 Classification. Topic: Periodicity.
Key terms in this lesson
- Group
- A vertical column of the periodic table, containing elements with the same number of outer-shell electrons.
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