Common ones are: - mostly nonmetals/metalloids, plus one metal (polonium). Oxides range from acidic to amphoteric. - This group's name means - "ore producers" Many metal ores contain oxygen and/or sulfur! 195 GROUP VIIA - the halogens electron configuration: - react with water, but form...
The chalcogens are the elements that belong to group 16 of the modern periodic table (or the oxygen family). The Chalcogens consist of five elements - oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium, and polonium