Nonmetals in Groups 14-16
Introduce:
Groups 14-16 contain metals, nonmetals, and metalloids. Each group of them has similar chemical properties, but the physical properties are quite different.
Groups 14-16 contain metals, nonmetals, and metalloids. Each group of them has similar chemical properties, but the physical properties are quite different.
Group 14:
In group 14, only carbon is nonmetal. Carbon is a solid and has many different forms, and it also is in the most of the compounds that make up the living things.
Carbon
In group 14, only carbon is nonmetal. Carbon is a solid and has many different forms, and it also is in the most of the compounds that make up the living things.
Carbon
Group 15:
In group 15, Nitrogen and phosphorus are nonmetals. Nitrogen is a gas, and phosphorus is a solid.
In group 15, Nitrogen and phosphorus are nonmetals. Nitrogen is a gas, and phosphorus is a solid.
Nitrogen Phosph
Group 16:
There are three
nonmetals in the group 16, oxygen, sulfur and selenium. Oxygen is gas, sulfur
and selenium are solids that have similar physical properties with other solid
nonmetals.
Sulfur Oxygen Selenium
Sulfur Oxygen Selenium