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yes, an oxygen atom have the same number of valence electrons as a selenium atom.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 12y agoThey are both in the same colum as Oxygen and that means they have the same Valence electrons of 6 meaning they need 2 more Valence electrons or 2-
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∙ 11y agocarbon has 4 valence electrons.
Oxygen, sulfur and selenium have six valence electrons.
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What element has similar properties to sulfur?
Selenium.
Which element would you expect to have a Lewis symbol similar to that of sulfur?
Oxygen, Selenium, Tellurium, or any other element in the same group as sulfur would have a similar Lewis symbol.
What elements would have similar chemical and physical properties as sulfur?
Sulfur is in group 16. Other members are oxygen, selenium, tellurium and polonium and in some respects their chemistry is similar. The elemnt most like sulfur is selenium and to a lesser extent tellurium. Polonium is a metal, and oxygen has a high electronegativity which has a major effect on the chemistry
What are the family members for sulfur?
Sulfur belongs to oxygen family or chalcogen and the family members are: oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium and polonium
What are facts about sulfur?
sulfur is found in gun powder, Matches, medicines,the manufacture of insecticides,soaps,and salts Also,when you go to lava lands,there is sometimes yellow smoke that smells like rotten eggs,that's also sulfur.
What element has similar properties to sulfur?
Selenium.
What element is similar to sulfur and why?
This element is selenium.
What elements have properties similar to sulphur?
Selenium and tellurium are similar to sulfur.
What element is most similar to sulfur and why?
This element is selenium.
What element in the periodic table is similar to sulfur?
Elements in the periodic table that are similar to sulfur would be oxygen, and selenium
Which chemical properties of sulfur would be most similar?
Se (Selenium)
Is selenium or sulfur more reactive?
sulfur is more reactive than selenium
What elements with similar properties as selenium?
Oxygen, Sulphur, Selenium, Tellurium, Polonium, and Livermorium. Have similar chemical properties as they are all in Group VIA (16). However, the last two are radio-active and not found in the open lab.
Which element would you expect to have a Lewis symbol similar to that of sulfur?
Oxygen, Selenium, Tellurium, or any other element in the same group as sulfur would have a similar Lewis symbol.
What elements would have similar chemical and physical properties as sulfur?
Sulfur is in group 16. Other members are oxygen, selenium, tellurium and polonium and in some respects their chemistry is similar. The elemnt most like sulfur is selenium and to a lesser extent tellurium. Polonium is a metal, and oxygen has a high electronegativity which has a major effect on the chemistry
What element is closely related to sulfur?
Selenium
What are the nonmetals in the oxygen family?
The non-metals in the Oxygen Family/Group are oxygen, sulfur, and selenium. The metalloids are arsenic and antimony.
