Lorenzo is making a prediction. "I learned that nonmetals

Question

increase in reactivity when moving from left to right. So l
predict that xenon will be more reactive than iodine." Is
Lorenzo correct? If so, why? If not, explain his error. One small sentence for a 9th grader

Answer 1

Lorenzo is incorrect; nonmetals actually become less reactive as you move from left to right across a period, so xenon is less reactive than iodine.