Non metals contain _______ number of electrons in their outermost shell.

1, 2 or 3

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8, 9 or 10

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10, 20 or 30

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5, 6 or 7

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Solution

The correct option is D 5, 6 or 7
Nonmetals contain 5, 6 or 7 number of electrons in their outermost shell.
For example $N_{2}$ , $O_{2}$ and $F_{2}$ contain 5, 6 or 7 number of electrons respectively in their outermost shell.

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