Which group in the Modern Periodic Table has only two non-metallic elements?
- A.16
- B.14
- C.15
- D.17
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Group 15, the nitrogen family, holds nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony and bismuth. Only nitrogen and phosphorus are non-metals; arsenic and antimony are metalloids and bismuth is a metal, so the group has exactly two non-metallic elements.
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