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(a) How does the chemical reactivity of alkali metals vary on going down in group 1 of the periodic table?

(b) How does the chemical reactivity of the halogens vary on going down in group 17 of the periodic table?

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(a) The chemical reactivity of alkali metals increases on going down in group 1 of the periodic table.
(b) The chemical reactivity of halogens(non-metals) decreases on going down in group 17 of the periodic table.

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