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Why are the elements of groups IA and zero are called reactive elements and inert elements respectively?

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The ELEMENTS of GROUP 1A have 1 VALENCE electron in their last shell and hence can lose an electron easily during compound formation, making them very reactive.

The elements of zero group have a stable electronic configuration with their last shell complete and hence do not react easily with other elements to ATTAIN stable electronic configuration. Therefore, they are inert.



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