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p block elements in inorganic chemistry


Kosana 13th Sep, 2021
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Khushi Goyal 13th Sep, 2021

Dear Student,

The p-block of the periodic table elements consists of the elements of the group-13, group-14, group-15, grup-16, group-17 and group-18 excluding the helium. The group-13 is also called as Boron group. Similarly, group-14 as Carbon group, group-15 as Nitrogen Group, group-16 as Chalcogens, group-17 as Halogens and group-18 as Noble gases. These p-block elements are distinguished by the property that in the atomic ground state, the highest energy electron is a p-orbital.


The p-block elements show a variety of oxidation state both positive and negative. As we go down the group, two electrons present in the valence `s' orbital become inert and the electrons in the `p' orbital are involved in chemical combination. This is known as `inert pair effect'.

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