MDCAT Chemistry — s and p Block Elements
s and p Block Elements is a core Chemistry topic in the PMDC MDCAT syllabus, covering 10 subtopics. Below are the subtopics to revise, how often the topic appears in past papers, and real past-paper MCQs to try.
Subtopics (10)
- Group I Reactions
- Group II Reactions
- Group IV Reactions
- Group V Reactions
- Group VI Reactions (Oxygen/Sulphur Family)
- Group VII Reactions (Halogens)
- Noble Gases and their Uses
- Periodic Table
- Periodic Trends (Radii, IE, EA, Electronegativity)
- s, p, d, f Block Demarcation
How s and p Block Elements is tested
Across the 16 MDCAT past papers on ParhaiKrlo, s and p Block Elements accounts for 86 questions. It appears in all 16, about 5.4 questions a paper. The heaviest was MDCAT 2008, with 13 questions, and the most recent is MDCAT 2025, with 3.
| Paper | Questions |
|---|---|
| MDCAT 2025 | 3 |
| MDCAT 2024 | 1 |
| MDCAT 2023 | 9 |
| MDCAT 2022 | 5 |
| MDCAT 2019 | 6 |
| MDCAT 2018 | 4 |
| MDCAT 2017 | 3 |
| MDCAT 2016 | 7 |
| MDCAT 2015 | 6 |
| MDCAT 2014 | 3 |
| MDCAT 2013 | 3 |
| MDCAT 2012 | 4 |
| MDCAT 2011 | 5 |
| MDCAT 2010 | 7 |
| MDCAT 2009 | 7 |
| MDCAT 2008 | 13 |
s and p Block Elements MCQs from the MDCAT past papers
Try each one before opening the answer. Each comes with a short explanation.
- Q1 · MDCAT 2025 · s and p Block Elements
Which one of the following is a coinage metal?
- A.Pd
- B.Cu
- C.Cd
- D.Hg
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Answer: B. Cu — Copper (Cu) is a coinage metal.
- Q2 · MDCAT 2024 · s and p Block Elements
The difference of lithium from the other alkali metals is mainly because of:
- A.Large radius and low charge density
- B.Small radius and low charge density
- C.Large radius and high charge density
- D.Small radius and high charge density
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Answer: D. Small radius and high charge density — Lithium's anomalous behavior versus other alkali metals stems from its small radius and high charge density.
- Q3 · MDCAT 2023 · s and p Block Elements
Which element has the ground state electronic configuration of 1s², 2s², 2p⁶, 3s², 3p⁶?
- A.Ar
- B.Cl
- C.Na
- D.S
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Answer: A. Ar — The configuration 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ (18 electrons) belongs to argon (Ar).