Chalcogen
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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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