How to Isolate Chalcogens?
To isolate elements of chalogens various methods are used that include,
- Oxygen is one of the largest constituent of air and separation of air results in the formation of oxygen and nitrogen.
- We can easily extract Sulfur from natuarla oil and petroleum.
- Tellurium and Selenium are produced as the byproduct of refining of copper.
- Particle accelerators is used to create Livermorium and Polonium.
Chalcogens
Chalcogens are the Group 16 elements of the modern periodic table consisting of 5 elements oxygen, sulphur, selenium, tellurium and polonium. The elements in this group are also known as chalcogens or ore-forming elements because many elements can be extracted from sulphide or oxide ores. The chalcogens are the elements that belong to group 16 of the modern periodic table (or the oxygen family).
In this article, we are going to learn about what are chalcogens, elements under the chalcogen family and their properties in detail.
Table of Content
- What are Chalcogens?
- How to Isolate Chalcogens?
- Elements of Chalcogen Family
- Electronic Configuration of Chalcogen Family
- Physical Properties
- Chemical Properties