Get to know Chalcogens better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Chalcogens meaning
plural of chalcogen
Using Chalcogens
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of chalcogen
- In the example corpus, chalcogens often appears in combinations such as: the chalcogens, with chalcogens, other chalcogens.
Context around Chalcogens
- Average sentence length in these examples: 17.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 7 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Chalcogens
- In this selection, "chalcogens" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 17.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, heavier, elemental, stable, react, bonding and themselves stand out and add context to how "chalcogens" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include application of chalcogens themselves is and bonded to chalcogens are common. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "chalcogens" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with chalcogens
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The chalcogens have varying crystal structures. (6 words)
Molecules containing metal bonded to chalcogens are common as minerals. (10 words)
In some cases this occurs with chalcogens bonding with two hydrogen atoms. (12 words)
Chalcophile elements seeAlso Chalcophile elements are those that remain on or close to the surface because they combine readily with chalcogens other than oxygen, forming compounds which do not sink into the core. (33 words)
This makes oxygen's electric polarizability several times lower than those of the other chalcogens. citation The oxidation number of the most common chalcogen compounds with positive metals is −2. (30 words)
Chalcogenides and pnictides Europium forms stable compounds with all of the chalcogens, but the heavier chalcogens (S, Se, and Te) stabilize the lower oxidation state. (25 words)
Example sentences (17)
Chalcogenides and pnictides Europium forms stable compounds with all of the chalcogens, but the heavier chalcogens (S, Se, and Te) stabilize the lower oxidation state.
However the tendency for chalcogens to form compounds in the −2 state decreases towards the heavier chalcogens.
With metals Elemental chalcogens react with certain lanthanide compounds to form lanthanide clusters rich in chalcogens.
All of the chalcogens have some role in biological functions, either as a nutrient or a toxin.
All of the solid, stable chalcogens are soft citation and do not conduct heat well.
Chalcophile elements seeAlso Chalcophile elements are those that remain on or close to the surface because they combine readily with chalcogens other than oxygen, forming compounds which do not sink into the core.
Even though oxygen is a chalcogen, its chemical properties are different from those of other chalcogens.
In some cases this occurs with chalcogens bonding with two hydrogen atoms.
Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner was among the first to notice similarities between what are now known as chalcogens.
Molecules containing metal bonded to chalcogens are common as minerals.
One application of chalcogens themselves is to manipulate redox couples in supramolar chemistry (chemistry involving non-covalent bond interactions).
Oxygen's electronegativity is also much higher than those of the other chalcogens.
Tertiary phosphines can react with chalcogens to form compounds in the form of R 3 PE, where E is a chalcogen.
The chalcogens have varying crystal structures.
The chalcogens in these compounds are mostly sulfur, although some do contain selenium instead.
This makes oxygen's electric polarizability several times lower than those of the other chalcogens. citation The oxidation number of the most common chalcogen compounds with positive metals is −2.
This trend also occurs with chalcogen pnictides and compounds containing chalcogens and carbon group elements.
Common combinations with chalcogens
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: