JEE Main 2026 Chemistry question

ChemistryClassification of Elements and Periodicity in PropertiesJEE Main 2026

Consider the elements N, P, O, S, Cl and F. The number of valence electrons present in the elements with most and least metallic character from the above list is respectively.

Answer: (3)

Solution

Least metallic character is F (7 valence electrons), most metallic character is P (5 valence electrons).

Question ID VK-001645