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Which of the following group elements are collectively called as pnictogens?

Option: 1

Group 13


Option: 2

Group 14


Option: 3

Group 15


Option: 4

Group 16


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Group 5A (or VA) of the periodic table are the pnictogens:  the nonmetals nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P), the metalloids arsenic (As) and antimony (Sb), and the metal bismuth (Bi).  The name "pnictogen" is not in common usage; it derived from the Greek work pnigein, "choke" or "stifle," which is a property of breathing pure nitrogen gas.

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