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