NEET UG · Chemistry · The p-Block Elements (Class 12)
Trends in Groups 15 to 18
NEET asked Trends in Groups 15 to 18 4 times, in 2018, 2021 and 2024: 4 of the 1,875 questions in the 10 papers from 2017–2026. It belongs to p-Block Elements (Groups 15-18), in The p-Block Elements (Class 12) (Chemistry). The longest wait between two papers asking it was 3 years.
Updated 2026-10-08
- Times asked
- 4
- in 2017–2026
- Papers
- 3
- of 10
- First asked
- 2018
- last in 2024
- Chance next paper
- 6%
- calibrated historical rate
Questions on this idea, by paper
2017–2026. 2018, 2021 and 2024.
How NEET framed it
One-line MCQ is the usual form. Skill tested: recall.
- Incorrect statement on halogens
- Statement i/ii on hydrohalic acid strength
Chance asked next paper 6%
Every question
All 4 questions
From the official NEET UG papers, newest first. Open one for the full question, the options and the official answer.
- 2024 Q72Among Group 16 elements, which one does NOT show oxidation state?One-line MCQ · Easy
- 2021 Q73Statement I : Acid strength increases in the order given as HF << HCl << HBr << HI. Statement II : As the size of the elements F, Cl, Br,…Two statements · Easy
- 2021 Q100In which one of the following arrangements the given sequence is not strictly according to the properties indicated against it ?One-line MCQ · Medium
- 2018 Q50Which of the following statements is not true for halogens ?One-line MCQ · Medium
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Other ideas in p-Block Elements (Groups 15-18)
p-Block Elements (Groups 15-18) has 14 ideas NEET has asked; 6 of them came up in more than one question. The 12 most asked are below.
- Group 16 Hydrides3× · 2024
- Xenon Fluorides and Oxides2× · 2025
- Noble Gases: Properties and Uses2× · 2023
- Oxoacids of Sulphur2× · 2023
- Interhalogen Compounds2× · 2022
- Preparation of Halogensonce · 2026
- Group 15 Hydrides and Oxidesonce · 2025
- Ammonia and the Tetraamminecopper(II) Complexonce · 2020
- Industrial Processes in the p-Blockonce · 2019
- Phosphorus Halidesonce · 2019
- Structures of Halogen Oxides and Oxoacidsonce · 2019
- Reducing Properties of SO2once · 2017