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Created with Fabric.js 1.4.5 The oxygen family belongs to group 6A. All of the elements located in Group 6A have six valence electrons. It contains three nonmetals, which are oxygen, sulfur, and selenium. It also has two metalloids, which are tellurium and polonium. The oxygen family belongs to group 6A. All of the elements located in Group 6A have six valence electrons. It contains three nonmetals, which are oxygen, sulfur, and selenium. It also has two metalloids, which are tellurium and polonium. Oxygen Family wps.prenhall.com Oxygen (O)- Carl Scheele discovered it in 1772 and again in 1774 by Joseph Priestly. It is a gas at room temperature and some other characteristics are it is colorless, odorless, and tasteless. Highly reactive.Uses- to make acids, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, and other compounds. Sulfur (S)- it has been known forever. It is a solid at room temperature. It usually is yellow, tasteless, and almost orderless. Very reactive. Uses- black gunpowder, matches, and fireworks. Selenium (Se)- Jons Jacob Berzelius discovered it in 1817. It appears usually as red or black. The properties are very similar to Sulfur, it just has more metallic. Fairly reactive.Uses- to take out the color in glasses and to make red-colored glassesand enamels. Also, it is used as acatalyst in chemical reactions.And lastly, it is used in solar cells and photocells. Polonium (Po)- Marie Curie discovered it in 1898. It is very rare. Solid at room temperature.Uses- eliminate static electricity while rolling paper, wire, and sheet metal. Tellurium (Te)- Franz Joseph Muller von Reichenstein discovered it in 1782. It is a silvery-white color and a metallic luster.Uses- A basic unit in blasting caps andis added to cast iron for chill control. periodictable.com www.rsc.org commons.wikimedia.org
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