Oxygen and the Group 16 Elements (The Periodic Table)

What is a metalloid? Who invented dynamite? Which two elements are found in fool’s gold? Find out the answers to these and other fascinating questions in ‘Oxygen and the Elements of Group 16’. This book explores the nature of oxygen, its importance to living organisms, and its role in chemical reactions that both sustain life and make possible many industrial processes. Additional elements in Group 16, including sulfur, selenium, tellurium, and polonium, are also examined.