p-Block Elements and General Characteristics of p-Block Elements

Let us know briefly about the P-Block elements
Group 13 belongs to the Boron group
Group 14 belongs to the Carbon group
Group 15 belongs to the Nitrogen group
Group 16 belongs to the Oxygen group
Group 17 belongs to the Halogen family
Group 18 belongs to the Noble gases
p block elements grouped with s block elements are called as main group elements or representative elements. There are 44 main group elements. P-block elements occupy groups 13-18 of the periodic table including the inert gases. p-block elements play dominant part in all natural processes.

General characteristics of p-block elements:

1. The general electronic configuration of p-block elements is ns2 np1 to 6.
2. These elements include metals and non-metals with a few semi metals (Metalloids)
3. Most of them form covalent compounds.
4. These elements possess relatively higher ionisation energy and the value tends to increase along the period but decrease down the group.
5. Most of the elements show negative (except some metals) as well as positive oxidation states (except Fluorine).
6. One of the familiar characteristic of p-block elements is to show inert pair effect i.e. the tendency of being less availability for NS electron in bonding. The inert pair effect increases down the group with the increase in atomic number.