Multiple choice

Which of the following atoms is a chalcogen?

  1. Silcon

  2. Silver

  3. Sulphur

  4. Aluminium
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Explanation

Sulphur is a chalcogen. Chalcogens are the elements in Group 16 of the periodic table, which includes oxygen (O), sulphur (S), selenium (Se), tellurium (Te), and polonium (Po). The term 'chalcogen' means 'ore former' in Greek.

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