Why is oxygen family called as chalogens?

Answer 1

"chalcos means ore

gens means formers"

which collectively gives "ore formers"..........

many of the ores that are mined and processed are made of the elements of oxygen family.

for iron------------------- pyrite FeS2

for Mercury -------------cinnabar HgS

etc:-can be mined and processed to get respective elements..........................

Answer 2

The oxygen family is called chalcogens because they have a tendency to form minerals that are chemically similar to copper ores, which are known as chalcopyrites. The word "chalco" is derived from the Greek word for copper, which is why these elements are referred to as chalcogens.

Answer 3

The name the name oxygen essentially means acid-maker.

When oxygen was first discovered to be an element it was believed to be in all acids, though we know now that is not true.

Answer 4

They are called chalcogens because they are ore forming elements as a large number of metal ores exist as oxides or sulphides....

Answer 5

16th group elements,including oxygen are called chalcogens.Because these are distinguished from chalcogens and chalcogenides.chalcogenide means binary compound of chalcogens.

Answer 6

There is no reason, because the family is not called chalogens. The group is actually called chalcogen, from chalco- = "ore" and -gen = "forming".