NEET UG 2017 · Chemistry · Question 72
NEET 2017 Chemistry, question 72
Question 72 of the NEET 2017 paper (code A) is a Chemistry question from Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties. Its idea, Deducing Group, Period, and Block from Atomic Number, was asked only this once in NEET 2017–2026. The CBSE official answer key gives option 2.
Updated 2026-10-08
Q72 · Chemistry
The element Z = 114 has been discovered recently. It will belong to which of the following family/group and electronic configuration ?
- 1Halogen family, [Rn]
- 2Carbon family, [Rn] Official answer
- 3Oxygen family, [Rn]
- 4Nitrogen family, [Rn]
Official answer: option 2 · CBSE official answer key
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