p-Block Elements (Groups 13-18)

Formulas are organized based on their importance in the CAT exam.
1 Thermal Stability of Hydrides ($$MH_3, MH_2, HX$$)
2 Carbon Monoxide Preparation
3 Ozone Preparation
4 Carbon Unique Behavior
5 Anomalous Atomic Radius & Ionization Enthalpy Trends
6 Anomalous Behavior of Boron
7 Boron Structural Chemistry (Borax & Boric Acid)
8 Carbon Monoxide ($$\text{CO}$$), Water Gas, & Producer Gas
9 Molecular Geometry & Hybridization
10 Phosphine Preparation
11 Ostwald Process (Step 1: Ammonia Oxidation)
12 Xenon Hexafluoride ($\text{XeF}_6$)
13 Carbon Dioxide Test
14 Reducing Character of Hydrides
15 Reactions of Nitric Acid ($$\text{HNO}_3$$) with Metals
16 Boiling Point Anomalies
17 Lewis Acidity Order of Boron Halides ($$BX_3$$) & Back Bonding
18 Amphoteric Nature of Aluminum
19 Haber Process
20 Ionization Enthalpy Exception (Group 2 vs 13)
21 Bleaching Powder Formation
22 Contact Process (Key Step)
23 Diagonal Relationships
24 Phosphorus Oxoacids Structural Basicity
25 Xenon Fluorides Geometries
26 Chlorine Disproportionation with NaOH
27 Bleaching Action & Oxyacids of Chlorine
28 Phosphine ($$\text{PH}_3$$) Preparation & Impurity
29 Cation vs. Anion Radii Comparison
30 Electron Gain Enthalpy & Acidic Strength Trends
31 Sulphate Ion Test
32 Interhalogen VSEPR Geometries
33 Electron Gain Enthalpy Exception (Period 2 vs 3)
34 Xenon Difluoride Formation
35 General Electronic Configuration & Oxidation S- Group 13tates
36 Inert Pair Effect (Heavy p-block elements)
37 Atomic & Ionic Radii General Trend
38 Effective Nuclear Charge ($$Z_{\text{eff}}$$)
39 Ammonia ($$\text{NH}_3$$) - Haber Process
40 Chlorine Preparation
41 Group 15 Halides Existence
42 Nitrogen Unique Behavior
43 Inert Pair Effect
44 Ammonia ($$\text{NH}_3$$) - Ostwald Process
45 Brown Ring Test for Nitrates ($$\text{NO}_3^-$$)
46 Diborane ($$\text{B}_2\text{H}_6$$) Structure
47 Diborane ($$\text{B}_2\text{H}_6$$) Hydrolysis
48 Chemical Gases Categorization
49 Oxides of Nitrogen (Structures & Traits)
50 Allotropes & Reactivity of Phosphorus
51 Structure of Aluminium Chloride ($$\text{Al}_2\text{Cl}_6$$)
52 Xenon Oxides & Oxyfluorides Geometries
53 Why Xenon Forms Compounds & Bartlett's Discovery
54 Fluorine Unique Behavior
55 Electronegativity Scales (Pauling's Scale)
56 Boron Unique Behavior
57 Basic Strength Order (Group 15)
58 Interhalogen Compounds ($$XX'_n$$)
59 Dry Ice & Silica ($$\text{SiO}_2$$)
60 Hydrolysis of Xenon Tetrafluoride ($$\text{XeF}_4$$)
61 Sulfur Oxoacids Structural Links
62 Allotropy
63 Ionization Enthalpy Exception (Group 15 vs 16)
64 Boric Acid Test
65 Hydrolysis of Boron Halides
66 Catenation
67 Borax Bead Test