Which elements would react most easily with each other? (1 point)

Question

Responses

an element with a high electronegativity and an element with a full shell of electrons
an element with a high electronegativity and an element with a full shell of electrons

an element with a high electronegativity and an element with a single valence electron
an element with a high electronegativity and an element with a single valence electron

an element with a high electronegativity and a second element with a high electronegativity
an element with a high electronegativity and a second element with a high electronegativity

an element with a high electronegativity and an element with low reactivity

Answer 1

The most reactive combination among the options provided is:

an element with a high electronegativity and an element with a single valence electron.

This is because an element with a single valence electron (such as an alkali metal) is highly reactive and tends to lose that electron easily, while an element with high electronegativity (such as a halogen) readily attracts electrons. Therefore, these two types of elements react strongly with each other to form compounds.