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Zach Reinhart Hernan Burgos. Group 16 Chalcogen. Element Symbol-O eˉ Configuration-1s²2s²2p 4 Element Classification-Non metal Found naturally as O 2 and O 3 molecules Used to breathe State of matter-Gas
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Zach ReinhartHernan Burgos Group 16 Chalcogen
Element Symbol-O • eˉ Configuration-1s²2s²2p4 • Element Classification-Non metal • Found naturally as O2 and O3 molecules • Used to breathe • State of matter-Gas • Chemical Properties-Very reactive oxidizing agent in combustion and respiration reactions. • Physical Properties- Melting Point:-218.79ºC Boiling Point:-182.95ºC Oxygen
Element Symbol-S • eˉ Configuration-[Ne]3s23p4 • Element Classification-Non-Metal • State of matter-Solid • Physical Properties-Has several allotropes, two main ones rhombic and monoclinic • Chemical Properties-Reactive in all forms • Most sulfur is used to make sulfuric acid • Naturally occurring found in areas around hot springs and in volcanic regions Sulfur http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=F5jfRjzXLbE
Element Symbol-Se • eˉ Configuration-[Ar]4s23d104p4 • Element Classification-non-metal • State of matter-Solid • Physical Properties-Melting Point: 217ºC Boiling Point: 688ºC • Chemical Properties-More light shined on it, better conductor of electricity. • Used extensively in electronics such as photocells, light meter, and light cells • Occurs naturally in nature through natural processes and human activities • Humans exposure to selenium is mainly through food, because it’s naturally present in grains, meats, and in cereal. Selenium
Element Symbol-Te • eˉ Configuration-[Kr]4s23d104p4 • Element Classification-Metalloid • State of Matter-Solid • Chemical Properties-Unusual property of combining with gold, gold normally doesn’t combine with many elements • Physical Properties-Melting Point:449.51ºC Boiling Point:988ºC • Tellurium was discovered by Franz Joseph Müller Von Reichenstein, a Romanian mining offical • Primary used as an alloying agent • Most often found in the ores sylvanite, calaverite, and krennerite Tellurium
Element Symbol-Po • eˉ Configuration- [Xe]6s24f14 5d10 6p4 • Element Classification-Metal • State of matter-Solid • Chemical Properties-Radioactive • Physical Properties-Melting Point:254ºC Boiling Point:962ºC • Named after Poland • Used to eliminate static electricity in machinery • Usually produced by bombarding bismuth-209 with neutrons in a nuclear reactor, which forms bismuth-210 and decays into polonium-210 through beta decay Polonium