The most non-metallic element in group 17 is:

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Solution

The correct option is B
Cl

Down the group metallic nature increases as atomic size increases. Thus, fluorine is the most nonmetallic among the given options.

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The position of elements A,B,C,D and E in the periodic table are shown below:

$\begin{matrix} G r o u p 1 & G r o u p 2 & G r o u p 17 & G r o u p 18 - & - & - & D - & B & C & - A & - & - & E \end{matrix}$

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