Elements in which the last electron enters any one of the three p orbitals of their respective outermost shells are called p block elements. A p-subshell has three degenerate p-orbitals, each of which can accommodate 2 electrons, therefore, in all, there are six groups of p-block elements i.e. group 13,14,15, 16, 17 and 18 each containing 6 elements. The atoms of elements … [Read more...] about General Characteristics of p-Block elements