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| − | A '''chalcogen''' is an [[Chemical element|element]] from '''group 16''' of the [[periodic table]], that is, one of [[oxygen]], [[sulfur]], [[selenium]], [[tellurium]] or [[polonium]].<ref>{{RedBook2005|pages=51–52}}.</ref> | + | A '''chalcogen''' is an [[Chemical element|element]] from '''group 16''' of the [[periodic table]], that is, one of [[oxygen]], [[sulfur]], [[selenium]], [[tellurium]] or [[polonium]].<ref>{{RedBook2005|pages=51–52}}.</ref> The name was first used in the 1930s, and is derived from the ancient Greek {{Polytonic|χαλκός}} (''khalkos'', "ore") and -{{Polytonic|γενής}} (''genēs'', "producer of").<ref>{{citation | title = A Note on the Term "Chalcogen" | first = William B. | last = Jensen | journal = J. Chem. Educ. | year = 1997 | volume = 74 | issue = 9 | page = 1063 | doi = 10.1021/ed074p1063}}.</ref><ref>{{citation | title = A Second Note on the Term "Chalcogen" | first = Werner | last = Fischer | journal = J. Chem. Educ. | year = 2001 | volume = 78 | issue = 10 | page = 1333 | doi = 10.1021/ed078p1333.1}}.</ref> |
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A chalcogen is an element from group 16 of the periodic table, that is, one of oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium or polonium.[1] The name was first used in the 1930s, and is derived from the ancient Greek χαλκός (khalkos, "ore") and -γενής (genēs, "producer of").[2][3]
References
- ↑ Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry; IUPAC Recommendations 2005; Royal Society of Chemistry: Cambridge, 2005; pp 51–52. ISBN 0-85404-438-8, <http://www.iupac.org/publications/books/rbook/Red_Book_2005.pdf>.
- ↑ Jensen, William B. A Note on the Term "Chalcogen". J. Chem. Educ. 1997, 74 (9), 1063. DOI: 10.1021/ed074p1063.
- ↑ Fischer, Werner A Second Note on the Term "Chalcogen". J. Chem. Educ. 2001, 78 (10), 1333. DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1333.1.
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