What is Group 16 element?
[[File:Oxygen discharge tube.jpg|thumb|Oxygen (in a [[gas-filled tube]])]] '''Group 16''' is the third last group in the [[periodic table]]. This group is called the '''oxygen family''' or the '''chalcogens'''. The elements in this group are [[oxygen]], [[sulfur]], [[selenium]], [[tellurium]], [[polonium]] and [[livermorium]]. The first two elements are [[nonmetal|nonmetals]], elements are in between are metalloids and the last two are [[semimetal|metal]]s. Polonium and livermorium are radioactive. Oxygen (as O<sub>2</sub>) is a colorless gas. <gallery> File:Sulfur.jpg|Sulfur File:Selenium-2.jpg|Selenium File:Tellurium.jpg|Tellurium </gallery> {{Periodic Table}} {{chem-stub}} [[Category:Groups (periodic table)|16]]