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Applied to a chemical species, the term expresses a kinetic property in reference to another species. The tag should be applied to questions seeking answers with respect to the reactivity (or unreactivity) of a certain chemical compound, species, molecular entity and/or functional groups. It must not be applied to questions about the stability of certain chemical species.

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Why does potassium react more violently with water than lithium?

The reason behind the more violent reactivity of potassium rather than lithium lies in kinetics and not in thermodynamics. …
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Reactivity order of electrophilic addition

Reactivity in this case is measured by the stability of the carbocation. The reason for this is more stable the intermediate/carbocation, greater the time for the subsequent attack by the anion. …
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