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NEET UG 2024 · Chemistry · Question 72

NEET 2024 Chemistry, question 72

Question 72 of the NEET 2024 paper (code T2) is a Chemistry question from The p-Block Elements (Class 12). Its idea, Trends in Groups 15 to 18, was asked 4 times, in 2018, 2021 and 2024, across NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 2.

Updated 2026-10-08

Q72 · Chemistry

Among Group 16 elements, which one does NOT show −2-2 oxidation state?

  1. 1Te
  2. 2PoOfficial answer
  3. 3O
  4. 4Se

Official answer: option 2 · NTA final answer key

Same idea

Trends in Groups 15 to 18, in other papers

NEET asked this idea 4 times, in 2018, 2021 and 2024. The other 3 questions below.

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  • 2018 Q50Which of the following statements is not true for halogens ?One-line MCQ · Medium

Trends in Groups 15 to 18: every question and how it was framed

The chapter

The p-Block Elements (Class 12) in ten years of NEET

23 questions from 2017–2026, asked in 10 of 10 papers, about 2.2 a paper. p-Block Elements (Groups 15-18) alone had 23.

The p-Block Elements (Class 12): questions per paper

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