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Fluorine, chlroine, bromine and iodine are placed in the same group (17) of the periodic table, because

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They are non-metals
They are ELECTRONEGATIVE
Their atoms are generally univalent
They have 7 ELECTRONS in the outermost shell of their atom

Solution :Electronic CONFIGURATION of outermost shell of group-17 or HALOGENS are `ns^(2)np^(5)` .


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