Which one of the following is the most electropositive element?

How do you determine the chemical reactivity of a compound? Provide an example.

The electronic configuration of three elements $A, B$ and $C$ are given below. The molecular formula of the compound formed from $B$ and $C$ will be
$A : 1s^2, 2s^2, 2p^6$
$B : 1s^2, 2s^2, 2p^6, 3s^2, 3p^3$
$C : 1s^2, 2s^2, 2p^6, 3s^2, 3p^5$

Regarding $F^{-}$ and $Cl^{-}$,which of the following statements is/are correct?
$(i)$ $Cl^{-}$ can give up an electron more easily than $F^{-}$
$(ii)$ $Cl^{-}$ is a better reducing agent than $F^{-}$
$(iii)$ $Cl^{-}$ is smaller in size than $F^{-}$
$(iv)$ $F^{-}$ can be oxidized more readily than $Cl^{-}$

Red hot carbon will remove oxygen from the oxides $XO$ and $YO$ but not from $ZO$. $Y$ will remove oxygen from $XO$. Use this evidence to deduce the order of activity of the three metals $X, Y$ and $Z$ putting the most active first.

How does the metallic and non-metallic character vary on moving from left to right in a period?