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Published on: August 14, 2026
Consider the elements 
and F. The number of valence electrons present in the elements with most and least metallic character from the above list is respectively.
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B
Valence electrons: 
.
Metallic character order in the list: 
.
Most metallic character: P with 5 valence electrons.
Least metallic character (most nonmetallic): F with 7 valence electrons.
F is the most electronegative and has the smallest atomic size, making it most nonmetallic.
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