Chalcogen

//ˈkælkəd͡ʒən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any element of group 16 of the periodic table: oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium or polonium.

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group 16oxygen group

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"A dichalcogenide is a chemical compound containing two chalcogen anions and at least one more electropositive element."

Etymology

From chalco- (“ore”) + -gen (“forming”).

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goldschmidt classificationperiodic table

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