How is electropositive character related to the reducing property of an element? How does it vary in the group?

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Electropositive character of an element is its ability to lose one or more electrons to form a positively charged ion.
Reducing property of an element is its ability to give up the electron(s) and by virtue of this ability. it reduces the other element.
The reducing tendency of an element increases with the increase in electropositive character
On moving top to bottom in a group as the electropositive character increases, the reducing property also increases.

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