Sodium reacts with both fluorine and chlorine.
The reaction between sodium and fluorine is extremely violent, whereas the reaction between sodium and chlorine is vigorous but less violent.
Figure 1 shows the electronic configurations of fluorine and chlorine atoms.
Explain, in terms of their electronic configurations, why fluorine reacts with sodium more violently than chlorine reacts with sodium.
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