Chemistry

Arrange the following:

(i) N, Be, O, C (in increasing order of non-metallic character)

(ii) P. Si, F. Be (in decreasing order of valence electrons)

Periodic Table

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Answer

(i) Be < C < N < O

(ii) F > P > Si > Be

Reason

(i) Across a period, left to right in a periodic table, the non-metallic character increases.

(ii) The valence electrons decreases from right to left in the periodic table.

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