The four important characteristic properties of p-block elements are the following:
(a) p-Block elements include both metals and non-metals but the number of non-metals is much higher than that of metals. Further, the metallic character increases from top to bottom within a group and non-metallic character increases from left to right along a period in this block.
(b) Their ionization enthalpies are relatively higher as compared to s-block elements.
(c) They mostly form covalent compounds.
(d) Some of them show more than one (variable) oxidation states in their compounds. Their oxidizing character increases from left to right in a period and reducing character increases from top to bottom in a group.
