Category
nonmetal
State at Room Temperature
gas
Electron Configuration
1s² 2s² 2p⁴
Valence Electrons
6
Lewis Dot:••••••
Electronegativity
3.44
Pauling scale
Oxidation States
-2-1+1+2
Melting Point
54.36 K
-218.79°C
Boiling Point
90.188 K
-182.96°C
Density
0.001429
g/cm³
Position in Table
Group 16Period 2p-block
Discovery
Historical Information
Discovered byJoseph Priestley, Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Year1774
Common Uses
Applications & Industries
Respiration, combustion, steel production, water treatment, medical applications
Related Elements
Same group or period
Related Calculators
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