Answer:
Arranging the elements into different groups and periods in order of their increasing atomic numbers, we have,
13 14 15 16 17
B C N - F
- Si - - -
Since the metallic character increases down the group and non-metallic character increases along a period from left to right, therefore, Si is the most metallic or the least non-metallic element. The overall increasing order of non- metallic character is: \[Si<B<C<N<F\].
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