# p-Block Elements JEE Advanced PYQ Chapter Wise (2016–2026)
> p-Block Elements JEE Advanced PYQs: all 42 questions from 22 official papers (2016–2026), by concept with official answers. Asked in 11 of 11 years.
Source: https://previousyearquestions.app/jee-advanced/chapters/p-block/
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## Answer first
p-Block Elements PYQs (previous year questions) for JEE Advanced: p-Block Elements (Chemistry) had **42 questions** across the 22 official JEE Advanced papers we tagged (2016–2026), and appeared in 20 of them. Asked in 11 of 11 years. The concepts asked in the most papers: Oxoacids of Phosphorus, Phosphorus Chemistry, Metallurgy.
## Year-wise question count
## Most-asked concepts
Sorted by the number of papers a concept appeared in.
## How to practise p-Block Elements PYQs
1. Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
2. Solve one year's p-Block Elements questions from the official PDF against the clock, then check the answer listed below.
3. Log every miss as a concept gap, a calculation slip or a misread. Each needs a different fix.
4. Once a concept is clean in two papers, move to the next. Then sit a full paper from the year pages.
## Questions by year
Each line gives the question number and paper, type, concept, our one-line summary and the official answer, with a link to the official PDF.
## p-Block Elements in other exams
The same chapter in other official papers we tagged: [JEE Main](/jee-main/chapters/p-block/) (12 questions), [NEET](/neet/chapters/#p-block) (3 questions).
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- [Chemical Thermodynamics PYQs](/jee-advanced/chapters/chemical-thermodynamics/)
- [Solutions PYQs](/jee-advanced/chapters/solutions/)
- [Equilibrium PYQs](/jee-advanced/chapters/equilibrium/)
- [Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry PYQs](/jee-advanced/chapters/redox-electrochemistry/)
- [Chemical Kinetics PYQs](/jee-advanced/chapters/chemical-kinetics/)
- [Classification of Elements and Periodicity PYQs](/jee-advanced/chapters/periodicity/)
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- [Purification and Characterisation of Organic Compounds PYQs](/jee-advanced/chapters/purification-characterisation-organic/)
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- [Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen PYQs](/jee-advanced/chapters/organic-oxygen/)
- [Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen PYQs](/jee-advanced/chapters/organic-nitrogen/)
- [Biomolecules PYQs](/jee-advanced/chapters/biomolecules/)
- [Principles Related to Practical Chemistry PYQs](/jee-advanced/chapters/practical-chemistry/)
## FAQ
### How many p-Block Elements questions come in JEE Advanced?
In the official papers we tagged: 3 in 2026, 3 in 2025, 3 in 2024, 2 in 2023, 8 in 2022, 2 in 2021, 4 in 2020, 3 in 2019, 3 in 2018, 8 in 2017 and 3 in 2016 (2 papers each year). That is 42 questions in all, about 11% of Chemistry.
### Which p-Block Elements topics repeat in JEE Advanced?
Asked in the most papers: Oxoacids of Phosphorus, Phosphorus Chemistry, Metallurgy. The concept table lists every one with its count.
### Are these official JEE Advanced questions?
Yes. Every question is from an official JEE Advanced paper hosted on our year pages. The one-line summaries are ours; open the PDF linked beside each question for the full text.