English for Chemistry Foundation 1

The general electronic configuration of p-block elements is ns2np1-6 (Except Helium

Reducing nature decreases from left to right in every period, while oxidizing nature increases. Nature is reduced from top to bottom in a group. Halogens are powerful oxidizers.There is a consistent increase in non-metallic character from left to right. Non-metallic character, on the other hand, decreases from top to bottom in the groups.The last electron in the atoms of the p-block elements enters the p-subshell of the outermost shell.