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As you go down in a group, the alkali metals become:

A
brighter
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hotter
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C
more reactive
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less reactive
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Solution

The correct option is C more reactive
Alkali metals are the elements present in group 1 in the periodic table. They are very reactive metals and their reactivity increases as we move down the group from top to bottom because of an increase in the atomic size.
Option C is correct.

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