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Todd Minehardt
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What's What is the difference between when something is activeactivity and reactivity when something is reactivediscussing elements?

I screwed up on a true/false question that saidstated that lithium is the most active alkali metal. I saidanswered false, because I remembered that the lower you go in this group, the more explosive the element is. 

It seems, however, I was thinking of reactivity and not activity. I know about the activity series, and it's something I wouldn't like to memorize, but I would a deeper explanation on the difference between activity and reactivity. Why do we have these two terms?

What's the difference between when something is active and when something is reactive?

I screwed up on a true/false question that said lithium is the most active alkali metal. I said false, because I remembered that the lower you go in this group, the more explosive the element is. It seems, however, I was thinking of reactivity and not activity. I know about the activity series, and it's something I wouldn't like to memorize, but I would a deeper explanation on the difference between activity and reactivity. Why do we have these two terms?

What is the difference between activity and reactivity when discussing elements?

I screwed up on a true/false question that stated that lithium is the most active alkali metal. I answered false, because I remembered that the lower you go in this group, the more explosive the element is. 

It seems, however, I was thinking of reactivity and not activity. I know about the activity series, and it's something I wouldn't like to memorize, but I would a deeper explanation on the difference between activity and reactivity. Why do we have these two terms?

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What's the difference between when something is active and when something is reactive?

I screwed up on a true/false question that said lithium is the most active alkali metal. I said false, because I remembered that the lower you go in this group, the more explosive the element is. It seems, however, I was thinking of reactivity and not activity. I know about the activity series, and it's something I wouldn't like to memorize, but I would a deeper explanation on the difference between activity and reactivity. Why do we have these two terms?