p-block

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Chemical elements in p-block
Group 13 14 15 16 17 18
Period
2 5
B		 6
C		 7
N		 8
O		 9
F		 10
Ne
3 13
Al		 14
Si		 15
P		 16
S		 17
Cl		 18
Ar
4 31
Ga		 32
Ge		 33
As		 34
Se		 35
Br		 36
Kr
5 49
In		 50
Sn		 51
Sb		 52
Te		 53
I		 54
Xe
6 81
Tl		 82
Pb		 83
Bi		 84
Po		 85
At		 86
Rn
7 113
Uut		 114
Uuq		 115
Uup		 116
Uuh		 117
Uus		 118
Uuo

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 (except for Hydrogen and Helium which are in the s-block) and semimetals, as well as some of the metals.

The groups of the p-block are:

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Explanation of above periodic table slice:
Nonmetals Metalloids Poor metals atomic number in red are gases atomic number in black are solids atomic number in green are liquids solid borders are primordial elements (older than the Earth) dotted borders are radioactive, synthetic elements
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