Shell: p-block . .. .. .. B C N O F Ne .. .. Al Si P S Cl Ar . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Ga Ge As Se Br Kr .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. In Sn Sb Te I Xe .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Nh Fl Mc Lv Ts Og .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. The p-block consists elements in Groups 13 to 18 but not Helium. The valence electrons of these elements are in the p-shell. This dumb-bell shaped shell holds at most 6 electrons, and has an azimuthal quantum number of 1. The "p" stands for "principal". 5 B Boron 6 C Carbon 7 N Nitrogen 8 O Oxygen 9 F Fluorine 10 Ne Neon 13 Al Aluminum 14 Si Silicon 15 P Phosphorus 16 S Sulfur 17 Cl Chlorine 18 Ar Argon 31 Ga Gallium 32 Ge Germanium 33 As Arsenic 34 Se Selenium 35 Br Bromine 36 Kr Krypton 49 In Indium 50 Sn Tin 51 Sb Antimony 52 Te Tellurium 53 I Iodine 54 Xe Xenon 81 Tl Thallium 82 Pb Lead 83 Bi Bismuth 84 Po Polonium 85 At Astatine 86 Rn Radon 113 Nh Nihonium 114 Fl Flerovium 115 Mc Moscovium 116 Lv Livermorium 117 Ts Tennessine 118 Og Oganesson