How are reactivity and electronegativity related?(1 point)

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Elements with higher electronegativity are more reactive than elements with lower electronegativity.
Elements with higher electronegativity are more reactive than elements with lower electronegativity.

An element will be less reactive if it has a very high or very low electronegativity.
An element will be less reactive if it has a very high or very low electronegativity.

Elements with lower electronegativity are more reactive than elements with higher electronegativity.
Elements with lower electronegativity are more reactive than elements with higher electronegativity.

An element will be more reactive if it has a very high or very low electronegativity.

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The correct response is:

An element will be more reactive if it has a very high or very low electronegativity.

This means that elements with high electronegativity (like fluorine) can be very reactive, especially with metals, while elements with low electronegativity (like alkali metals) are also quite reactive, particularly when reacting with nonmetals. Elements that have moderate electronegativity tend to be less reactive.