Oxygen is the first member of group 16 or VIA of the periodic table. It consists of five elements Oxygen (O), sulphur (S), selenium (Se), tellurium (Te) and polonium (Po). These (except polonium) are the ore forming elements and thus called chalcogens.
Elements |
Electronic configuration (
ns2 np4) |
8O |
[He ] 2s2 2p4 |
16S |
[ Ne ] 3s2 3p4 |
34Se |
[ Ar ] 3d10 4s2 4p4 |
52Te |
[Kr ] 4d10 5s2 5p4 |
84PO |
[ Xe ] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p4 |
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