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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
Asked in 11 of 11 years, with 2 papers each year.
Most-asked concepts
Sorted by the number of papers a concept appeared in.
| Concept | Questions | Papers | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxoacids of Phosphorus | 3 | 3 | 2025, 2021, 2017 |
| Phosphorus Chemistry | 3 | 2 | 2022, 2017 |
| Metallurgy | 2 | 2 | 2022, 2020 |
| Nitrogen Oxides | 2 | 2 | 2022, 2016 |
| Oxides of Chlorine | 2 | 2 | 2022, 2021 |
| Xenon Compounds | 2 | 2 | 2022, 2019 |
| Amphoteric Oxides | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| Aqua Regia | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| Borax Structure | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| Boron Compounds | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chlorine Compounds | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| Dioxygenyl Compound | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| Electron-Deficient Bonding | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| Group 15 Compounds | 1 | 1 | 2018 |
| Halogens | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| Interhalogen Compounds | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lead Compounds | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nitrogen Compounds | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nitrogen Oxoacids | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oxides and Oxoacids | 1 | 1 | 2018 |
| Oxides and Peroxides | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Oxoacids of Chlorine | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| Oxoanions of Chlorine | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Phosphorus Compounds | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Phosphorus Halides | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Preparation of Compounds | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reactions of Metals | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| Silicones | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sulphur Oxoacids | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Thermal Decomposition | 1 | 1 | 2018 |
| Thiosulphate Reactions | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| Tin and Lead Compounds | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Tin Compounds | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| Xenon Fluorides | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
How to practise p-Block Elements PYQs
- Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
- Solve one year’s p-Block Elements questions from the official PDF against the clock, then check the answer listed below.
- Log every miss as a concept gap, a calculation slip or a misread. Each needs a different fix.
- 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.
JEE Advanced2026
- Q.6 (Paper 1) · MSQ · Chlorine Compounds: Statements on chlorine and its products with ammonia and fluorine (official answer: A, C) PDF
- Q.7 (Paper 1) · MSQ · Dioxygenyl Compound: Statements on the ionic product of PtF6 and oxygen (official answer: B, C) PDF
- Q.6 (Paper 2) · MSQ · Xenon Fluorides: Statements on xenon fluoride products and their hydrolysis (official answer: A, C, D) PDF
JEE Advanced2025
- Q.1 (Paper 1) · MCQ · Nitrogen Compounds: Nitrogen products from heating ammonium nitrite and ammonium nitrate (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.2 (Paper 2) · MCQ · Interhalogen Compounds: Oxyanions formed on hydrolysis of ICl, ClF3 and BrF5 (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.6 (Paper 2) · MSQ · Oxoacids of Phosphorus: Identify phosphorus oxoacids that contain P-H bonds (official answer: B, D) PDF
JEE Advanced2024
- Q.2 (Paper 1) · MCQ · Nitrogen Oxoacids: Products of disproportionation of nitrous acid (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.4 (Paper 2) · MCQ · Phosphorus Halides: Species formed on fluorination of PCl5 in a polar solvent (official answer: A or B) PDF
- Q.7 (Paper 2) · MSQ · Sulphur Oxoacids: Sulphur oxoacids containing a peroxide linkage (official answer: B, D) PDF
JEE Advanced2023
JEE Advanced2022
- Q.5 (Paper 1) · Numerical · Phosphorus Chemistry: Mass of CuSO4 to consume the gas from white phosphorus and NaOH (official answer: 2.37–2.41) PDF
- Q.11 (Paper 1) · MSQ · Metallurgy: Steps in electrochemical extraction of aluminium from bauxite (official answer: B, C, D) PDF
- Q.12 (Paper 1) · MSQ · Nitrogen Oxides: Properties of the gas formed from galena and nitric acid (official answer: A, D) PDF
- Q.16 (Paper 1) · Matching · Preparation of Compounds: Match H2O2, Mg(OH)2, BaCl2, CaCO3 with their formation reactions (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.4 (Paper 2) · Integer · Xenon Compounds: Moles of HF on hydrolysis of the xenon product with O2F2 (official answer: 2 or 4 or 6) PDF
- Q.11 (Paper 2) · MSQ · Boron Compounds: Compounds that react with NH3 to give boron nitride (official answer: B, C or A, B, C) PDF
- Q.16 (Paper 2) · MCQ · Oxides of Chlorine: Product of ozone with the paramagnetic gas from HClO3 and HCl (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.17 (Paper 2) · MCQ · Lead Compounds: Species formed when lead chloride precipitate dissolves in HCl (official answer: C) PDF
JEE Advanced2021
JEE Advanced2020
- Q.2 (Paper 1) · MCQ · Oxides and Peroxides: Which oxide liberates O2 on hydrolysis PDF
- Q.11 (Paper 1) · MSQ · Oxoanions of Chlorine: Statements on hypochlorite, chlorate and perchlorate ions PDF
- Q.9 (Paper 2) · MSQ · Metallurgy: Statements on extraction of aluminium from bauxite PDF
- Q.10 (Paper 2) · MSQ · Tin and Lead Compounds: Statements on Sn and Pb compounds and reactions PDF
JEE Advanced2019
- Q.5 (Paper 1) · MSQ · Tin Compounds: Structure and bonding of products of a tin chloride (official answer: A, B) PDF
- Q.14 (Paper 1) · Numerical · Xenon Compounds: Lone pairs in the xenon compound from XeF4 and O2F2 (official answer: 19) PDF
- Q.2 (Paper 2) · MSQ · Aqua Regia: Statements on preparation and reactions of aqua regia (official answer: A, B, D) PDF
JEE Advanced2018
JEE Advanced2017
- Q.21 (Paper 1) · MSQ · Oxoacids of Chlorine: Statements on HClO4 and HClO structure and acidity (official answer: A, B, D) PDF
- Q.22 (Paper 1) · MSQ · Halogens: Reason for colour change of halogen molecules down the group (official answer: C, D) PDF
- Q.22 (Paper 2) · MCQ · Reactions of Metals: Metal and reagent combination that liberates hydrogen (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.23 (Paper 2) · MCQ · Oxoacids of Phosphorus: Order of phosphorus oxidation states in its oxoacids (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.30 (Paper 2) · MSQ · Electron-Deficient Bonding: Three-centre two-electron bonds and Lewis acidity of B and Al compounds (official answer: A, B, D) PDF
- Q.31 (Paper 2) · MSQ · Amphoteric Oxides: Options containing only amphoteric oxides (official answer: A, D) PDF
- Q.33 (Paper 2) · Paragraph MCQ · Phosphorus Chemistry: Identify gas from KClO3 and its product with white phosphorus (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.34 (Paper 2) · Paragraph MCQ · Phosphorus Chemistry: Products of phosphorus oxide reacting with nitric acid (official answer: B) PDF
JEE Advanced2016
- Q.26 (Paper 1) · MSQ · Borax Structure: Structural features of crystalline borax (official answer: A, C, D) PDF
- Q.21 (Paper 2) · MCQ · Thiosulphate Reactions: Species formed when silver ions are added to thiosulphate (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.29 (Paper 2) · MSQ · Nitrogen Oxides: Properties of the nitrogen compound from HNO3 and P4O10 (official answer: B, D) PDF
p-Block Elements in other exams
The same chapter in other official papers we tagged: JEE Main (12 questions), NEET (3 questions).
Other Chemistry chapters
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- Chemical Thermodynamics PYQs
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- Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry PYQs
- Chemical Kinetics PYQs
- Classification of Elements and Periodicity PYQs
- d- and f-Block Elements PYQs
- Coordination Compounds PYQs
- Purification and Characterisation of Organic Compounds PYQs
- Some Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry PYQs
- Hydrocarbons PYQs
- Organic Compounds Containing Halogens PYQs
- Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen PYQs
- Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen PYQs
- Biomolecules PYQs
- Principles Related to Practical Chemistry PYQs
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.