Question

What is the other name of the oxygen family?

Answer 1

Oxygen family:

• The elements present in the Group 16 of the periodic table starting from oxygen are known as the oxygen family.
• Group 16 includes these elements: Oxygen(S), Sulphur(S), Selenium(Se), Tellurium(Te), and Polonium(Po).
• The general electronic configuration for group 16 is ${\mathrm{ns}}^2{\mathrm{np}}^6$

Another name of the oxygen family:

• The other name of the oxygen family is chalcogens because most of the elements are found in the copper ore.
• In Greek, chalco's means ore former.

Hence, the oxygen family is also known as chalcogens.