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If anything, there is a slight tendency for the amount of heat evolved to get le

ss as you go down the Group.


But how reactive a metal seems to be depends on how fast the reaction happens not the overall amount of heat evolved. The speed is controlled by factors like
the presence of surface coatings on the metal and the size of the activation ene
rgy.
You could argue that the activation energy will fall as you go down the Group an
d that will make the reaction go faster. The activation energy will fall because
the ionisation energies of the metals fall.

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