Group Properties of Elements Group VIA Flashcards
Group VIA other name
oxygen group/calcogens
group VIA elements
Oxygen, Sulfur, Selenium, Tellurium, Polonium
Most abundant element on Earth
OXYGEN (O2)
Supports life / Green cylinder
OXYGEN (O2)
Dephlogisticated air
OXYGEN (O2)
Empyreal air
OXYGEN (O2)
Acid former
OXYGEN (O2)
Yne
OXYGEN (O2)
Oxides: Metallic, Nonmetallic, Amphoteric
OXYGEN (O2)
Chemically reactive (combines directly with elements
except the noble metals: Hg, Ag, Au, and Pt family
members)
OXYGEN (O2)
O allotropes:
O
Nascent
allotropes:
O₂
○ Atmospheric / Molecular
allotropes:
O₃ → powerful OA (bleach,
disinfectant)
Ozone
T reatment of:
○ Hypoxia
○ Asphyxia
OXYGEN (O2)
Hyperbaric O₂ (HBOT) → ____% ( pure )O₂
100
Hyperbaric O₂: ___ to ____ atmosphere treatment of hypoxia
2-3
Speed up healing of CO poisoning, gangrene,
stubborn wounds, and infections
Hyperbaric O₂
Brimstone
SULFUR (S)
Shulbari (Enemy of Cu)
SULFUR (S)
Asupre (T agalog)
SULFUR (S)
T/F
S only occurs in free state
F - Occurs in free state and in combination (sulfides,
sulfites, sulfates)
Source: Crude furnace or Calcarone (syn. By Frasch
process / b yp e o p l ef r o mS i c i l y )
SULFUR (S)
S Allotropes: stable @ RT; most stable form of allotropic S
Alpha / Rhombic S
Rhombic S
Alpha
S Allotropes: at equilibrium pt (96oC)
Beta / Monoclonic S
Monoclonic S
Beta
Pharmaceutical Use:
○ Scabicide & keratolytic ointment / lotion
○ Antiseborrheic ( S e l s u n b l u e ) / Antidandru ff
○ Stimulates hair growth; depilatory / veet (as thioglycolate)
○ Stimulant, cathartic (as SO₄²)
○ Fumigant
SULFUR (S)
Sulfur Varieties:
Insoluble in CS₂
Amorphous S, Liquid S, Plastic S
Sulfur Varieties:
Heating Sat 160 - 180 C
Liquid S
Sulfur Varieties:
Rubber-like
Plastic S
Sulfur Varieties:
Boiling S with lime & precipitating
filtered solution with HCl
Precipitated S
Sulfur Varieties:
V ery fine pale yellow powder,
odorless, tasteless
Precipitated S
Sulfur Varieties:
CS₂ solubility: readily dissolves
Precipitated S
Sulfur Varieties:
Milk of sulfur,
Lac sulfur
Precipitated S
Sulfur Varieties:
Sulfur ointment (10% sulfur)
Sublimed S
Sulfur Varieties:
Sulfur ointment (___% sulfur)
10
Sulfur Varieties:
Sulfur ointment (10% sulfur) components
Precipitated sulfur + mineral oil +
white ointment
Sulfur Varieties:
(flowers of sulfur)
with impurities
Sublimed S
Sulfur Varieties:
CS₂ solubility: slowly & usually
incompletely soluble bc of impurities present
Sublimed S
Sulfur Varieties:
Treating sublimed S with NH3 (to dissolve impurities, particularly As & to remove traces of acid)
Washed S
Sulfur Varieties:
Sublimed sulfur + Lime (boiled)
Sulfurated lime (Vlemincksx’
solution)
Sulfur Varieties
Vlemincksx’
solution also known as ?
Sulfurated lime
Sulfur Varieties:
Characteristics similar to sublimed S but w/o impurities
Washed S
Sulfur Varieties:
washed out impurities
Washed S
Liver of sulfur
Sulfurated potash / Potassa sulfurate
Hepar sulfuris
Sulfurated potash / Potassa sulfurate
Consists mainly of K polysulfide, K thiosulfate, & K
sulfate K2Sx . K2S2O3
Sulfurated potash / Potassa sulfurate
Irregular, liver brown
Sulfurated potash / Potassa sulfurate
Possess H₂S odor ( rotten egg odor)
Sulfurated potash / Potassa sulfurate
Sulfurated potash + ZnSO4 → ZnS
White lotion (USP)
active ing in white lotion usp
ZnS
White lotion use
T opical anti-infective: Astringent, protective, mild
antimicrobial & antifungal (tx of skin parasitic diseases,
psoriasis, scabicide)
iron increases absorption of ___
vit c
Ca increases absorption of ____
vit d
Se increases absorption of ____
vit e
Selena (moon)
SELENIUM (Se)
T race element: Antioxidant
SELENIUM (Se)
Promotes absorption of Vit E
SELENIUM (Se)
Se Industrial use
Rubber
radioactive group 5A element
TELLURIUM (T e)
1st discovered element by marie curie
POLONIUM (Po)