What trend does the reactivity of most nonmetals show in a periodic table, excluding the noble gases?

For most nonmetals, reactivity increases from left to right across a period (excluding the noble gases). Nonmetals tend to react by gaining electrons, and atoms farther to the right are generally closer to having a full outer electron shell. Therefore, the correct choice is “increases from left to right across the periodic table.”

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