- Examine the valencies of the s-, and p-block elements.
perties of s and p
- Predict and state the common oxidation states for s-, and p-
Block Elements
block elements.
- Predict the formula and the name of simple compounds of
s- and p-block elements.
- Explain the stability of common oxidation state for s and p
block elements.
- Predict and explain the trend in the chemical and physical
properties of s-block elements.
- Predict and explain the trend in the chemical and physical
properties of p-block elements.
- Explain, give examples of the anomalous behaviour of the
first (period 2) elements.
- Describe what Inert pair effect is.
- State and give example of diagonal relationships in the
periodic table.
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