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The discussion centers on the relationship between conductivity and reactivity of materials, specifically focusing on elements like Aluminum and Gold. It is established that conductivity is influenced by the ease with which an element can lose valence electrons, as seen in Aluminum with its three valence electrons, which promotes conductivity. However, Gold, despite being highly conductive, exhibits low reactivity due to its filled outer electron shell. This indicates that conductivity and reactivity are distinct properties that do not always correlate directly.

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Also relate to its reactivty? Because I heard that the easier something loses valence e-, the more conductive it is. This also applies to reactivity, because if an atom has its outermost shell filled by only 7 electrons, it would be reactive, and react by losing the valence electron to another atom. So if we have a whole piece of matter, let's say Aluminum, which has 3 valence electrons, all the atoms will share valence electrons readily because they are reactive, but current depends on how well electrons pass through the matter. I don't understand.
 
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Consider gold; quite conductive but not reactive. Two different characteristics and not directly related.
 

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