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Hawke

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on: May 26, 2013
The reactivity of an atom arises from
A) the average distance of the outermost electron shell from the nucleus.
B) the existence of unpaired electrons in the valence shell.
C) the sum of the potential energies of all the electron shells.
D) the potential energy of the valence shell.
E) the energy difference between the s and p orbitals.


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Reply #1 on: May 26, 2013
Answer: B


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Reply #2 on: Jun 10, 2013
Thanks so much, it was right ;)


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