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Which are the 22 non-metals

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Bhavyajoseph

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Okay: so there's this "zigzag line" on the Periodic Table and all elements to the right of that line are nonmetals. A few touching the line are considered metalloids but look the right of that things and there are your nonmetals for you.

They are:

Hydrogen

Helium

Carbon

Nitrogen

Oxygen

Fluorine

Neon

Phosphorus

Sulfur

Chlorine

Argon

Selenium

Bromine

Krypton

Iodine

Xenon

Astatine

Radon

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Hydrogen

Helium

Boron

Carbon

Nitrogen

Oxygen

Fluorine

Neon

Silicon

Phosphorus

Sulfur

Chlorine

Argon

Arsenic

Selenium

Bromine

Krypton

Tellurium

Iodine

Xenon

Astatine

Radon

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Group 18 comprises of noble elements :helium ,neon ,argon ,krypton ,xenon and radon.

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