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p-Block Elements: Part II (Group 15-18) JEE Main PYQs, 2020 to 2025

p-Block Elements: Part II (Group 15-18) has 68 questions in JEE Main papers from 2020 to 2025, about 11 per year across all shifts. The most asked topic is Group 15: Nitrogen Family (34 questions), followed by Group 17: Halogens (16) and Group 16: Oxygen Family (13).

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68Total PYQs
6Years covered
4Topics
2025 Apr S2Latest paper

p-Block Elements: Part II (Group 15-18) questions per year

YearQuestions
20256
20249
202314
202220
202113
20206

Topic-wise weightage

TopicQuestionsShare of chapterLast asked
Group 15: Nitrogen Family3450%2025
Group 17: Halogens1624%2025
Group 16: Oxygen Family1319%2025
Group 18: Noble Gases57%2024

Sample questions from recent papers

JEE Main 2025 · 8 Apr · Shift 2 · Group 16: Oxygen Family

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: H2Se is more acidic than H2Te

Statement II: H2Se has higher bond enthalpy for dissociation than H2Te

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. (A)

    Both Statement I and Statement II are true

  2. (B)

    Statement I is true but Statement II is false

  3. (C)

    Both Statement I and Statement II are false

  4. (D)

    Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Answer: (D)

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JEE Main 2025 · 2 Apr · Shift 1 · Group 17: Halogens

The property/properties that show irregularity in first four elements of group-17 is/are

(A) Covalent radius

(B) Electron affinity

(C) Ionic radius

(D) First ionization energy

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. (A)A, B, C and D
  2. (B)A and C only
  3. (C)B only
  4. (D)B and D only

Answer: (C)

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JEE Main 2025 · 28 Jan · Shift 2 · Group 15: Nitrogen Family

A group 15 element forms dπ−dπ\mathrm{d} \pi-\mathrm{d} \pi bond with transition metals. It also forms hydride, which is a strongest base among the hydrides of other group members that form dπ−dπd \pi-d \pi bond.

The atomic number of the element is _______ .

Answer: 15

Step-by-step solution

JEE Main 2024 · 31 Jan · Shift 1 · Group 18: Noble Gases

Give below are two statements:

Statement - I: Noble gases have very high boiling points.

Statement - II: Noble gases are monoatomic gases. They are held together by strong dispersion forces. Because of this they are liquefied at very low temperature. Hence, they have very high boiling points.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. (A)Both Statement I and Statement II are false.
  2. (B)Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
  3. (C)Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
  4. (D)Both Statement I and Statement II are true.

Answer: (A)

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How many questions come from p-Block Elements: Part II (Group 15-18) in JEE Main?

68 questions from 2020 to 2025, about 11 per year. In 2025 it had 6.

Which p-Block Elements: Part II (Group 15-18) topics are most important for JEE Main?

By past papers: Group 15: Nitrogen Family (50%), Group 17: Halogens (24%) and Group 16: Oxygen Family (19%) of all p-Block Elements: Part II (Group 15-18) questions.

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