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The question refers to the elements of the periodic table with atomic numbers from 3 to 18. In the table below, some of the elements are shown by letters, but letters are not the usual symbols of the elements.​

Which of these is:​
(ii) a halogen?​


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Halogens are group 17 elements. They generally have seven electrons in their outermost shell. ​ From the given elements, halogens are O and G. This is because, they have the atomic numbers 9 and 17 respectively and hence they have 7 electrons in their outermost shell.​

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