Compound A is neutral and Compound B is acidic. Both are water-insoluble solids. A and B are dissolved in dichloromethane (DCM) and extracted with aqueous base. The layers are then separated. What must be done to obtain the compound in the aqueous layer

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.