What are Chalcogens?
Group 16 elements also called Chalcogens are the elements in the oxygen family. They are a group of five elements: oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium, and polonium. Sometimes oxygen is excluded from the chalcogen family for generalizing the chemical properties of the group. The chemical properties of oxygen are quite different from the other members of the group.
The synthetic element Livermorium (symbol Lv) is also considered a part of the chalcogen family.
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