P-block

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The correct title of this article is p-block. The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions.

The p-block of the periodic table of the elements consists of the last six groups minus helium (which is located in the s-block). In the elemental form of the p-block elements, the highest energy electron occupies a p-orbital. The p-block contains all of the nonmetals and semimetals, as well as some of the metals.

The groups of the p-block are:

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