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An element with atomic number 18 is a noble gas.Into which family you shall place elements with atomic number 17 and 19 and why?

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An element with atomic number 18 is a noble gas.

The element with atomic number 19 will have one extra electron so it can donate one electron or shed one electron to attain noble gas configuration .

It tends to shed one electron to become positively charged ion . Hence they are electro-positive elements .

Similarly the element with atomic number 17 will have one short electron so it can gain one electron to attain noble gas configuration .

They tend to gain one electron to become negatively charged ion . Hence they are electro-negative elements . They have high electronegativity .

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