Question

The general electronic configuration of p-block elements is _____.

Answer 1

Hint: As we know that p-block elements are the elements of periodic table in which the last electron enters any of the three p-orbitals of their respective sub shells. As a p-subshell has three degenerate p-orbitals each of which can accommodate only two electrons therefore in all there are six groups of p-block elements as 6 electrons can fit in a p-subshell. Here we have to write down the general electronic configuration of p-block elements.

Complete answer:
Let us discuss about p-block elements and electronic configuration as follows:-
-P-block elements: These are the elements of the periodic table in which the last electron enters any of the three p-orbitals of their respective sub shells. As a p-subshell has three degenerate orbitals and each of them can accommodate only two electrons so in all there are six groups of p-block elements as 6 electrons can fit in a p-subshell.
-Electronic configuration is a notation which describes how electrons are distributed in its atomic orbitals and this configuration follows a standard notation in which all atomic sub shells containing electrons are placed in a sequence with the electrons distributed in them as the superscript.
-So the general electronic configuration of p-block elements is $n{{s}^{2}}n{{p}^{(1-6)}}$, where number changes from 1 to 6 depending on the number of electrons filled in the p-subshell.

Note:
-Remember that except for Helium, all the elements of p-block follow $n{{s}^{2}}n{{p}^{(1-6)}}$ electronic configuration.
-Also p-block elements are shiny and generally a good conductor of electricity and heat due to their tendency to lose an electron.