Sodium is more reactive because

it's ionisation energy is very high

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it is highly stable

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it's ionisation energy is low

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it has octet structure

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Solution

The correct option is C it's ionisation energy is low
Sodium has a low ionisation energy so it requires less energy to release an electron and become an ion which makes it highly reactive.

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