Name all non-metals.


Non-metals are the elements which form negative ions by accepting or gaining electrons. 

• Non-metals usually have 4, 5, 6 or 7 electrons in their outermost shell.

• Non-metals are those which lack all the metallic attributes. 

• They are good insulators of heat and electricity. 

• They are mostly gases and sometimes liquid. The nonmetal elements occupy the upper right-hand corner of the periodic table.


ATOMIC NUMBER   SYMBOL   ELEMENT

               1                       H       Hydrogen

               2                      He         Helium

               6                       C         Carbon

               7                 N       Nitrogen

               8                 O         Oxygen

               9                 F         Fluorine

             10                       Ne           Neon

             15                   P       Phosphorus

             16                   S         Sulfur

             17                 Cl       Chlorine

            18                 Ar         Argon

            34                 Se       Selenium

            35                 Br         Bromine

            36                 Kr         Krypton

            53                   I         Iodine

            54                         Xe         Xenon

            85                   At       Astatine

            86                   Rn         Radon

           117                   Ts     Tennessine

           118                   Og     Oganesson

Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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