Element with valence shell electronic configuration #"ns"^2\ "np"^(1-6)# belongs to p-block
Valence shell electronic configuration of all the groups of p-block are shown below
#underline(bb( color(white)(..)"Group no."color(white)(..............) "E.C" color(white)(..))#
#color(white)(.....) 13^"th" color(white)(........
...............) "ns"^2\ "np"^1#
#color(white)(.....) 14^"th" color(white)(........
...............) "ns"^2\ "np"^2#
#color(white)(.....) 15^"th" color(white)(........
...............) "ns"^2\ "np"^3#
#color(white)(.....) 16^"th" color(white)(........
...............) "ns"^2\ "np"^4#
#color(white)(.....) 17^"th" color(white)(........
...............) "ns"^2\ "np"^5#
#color(white)(.....) 18^"th" color(white)(........
...............) "ns"^2\ "np"^6#