Sulphur 1

CHEMISTRY SSS2 Second Term

WEEK   9

Sulphur 1

Performance Objectives

The students should be able to:

1. State the general properties of group Via elements
2. State the allotropes of Sulphur
3. Give at least three uses of sulphur

Content

General properties of group Via elements

The oxygen family, also called the chalcogens, consists of the elements found in Group 16 of the periodic table and is considered among the main group elements. It consists of the elements oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium and polonium. These can be found in nature in both free and combined states. The group 16 elements are intimately related to life. We need oxygen all the time throughout our lives. Did you know that sulfur is also…