What determines an atom's reactivity?
a) how many protons the atom contains.
b) how many energy levels the atom contains.
c) whether the atom is a metal or a nonmetal.
d) how many valence electrons the atom contains.

An atoms reactivity can be determined by how many valence electrons the atom contains.

Option D

Explanation:

The tendency of elements to react with each other depends on their electronegativity. An element having higher electronegative value will react easily with other elements. So, an electronegative elements tends to have highest reactivity.

Some of the elements in the periodic table does not react with any other elements, they are the noble elements as their electronegativity values are zero. All are elements present in a single group exhibit common electronegative.

And, the measure of electronegativity is done by the number of electrons in the valence shell or in other terms the number of valence electrons. Thus, the valence electrons count decide the reactivity of an atom.

the seeing the electronic configuration we can say that the element is fluorine.

fluorine is the most electronegative element in the periodic table.

but by only seeing the configuration we cannot say about its reactivity because we don't know if its configuration after excitation or by addition of electrons.

but if not then, it is the lightest halogen and exists as a highly toxic pale yellow diatomic gas at standard conditions. as the most electronegative element, it is extremely reactive: almost all other elements, including some noble gases, form compounds with fluorine.