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Group
15 16 17
2
8
O
Oxygen
[He] 2s2 2p4
Period 3
15
P
Phosphorus
[Ne] 3s2 3p3
16
S
Sulfur
[Ne] 3s2 3p4
Name origin: Either from the Sanskrit 'sulvere', or the Latin 'sulfurium', both names for sulfur
Atomic weight (amu): 32.06
Specific heat capacity (J/gK): 0.71
Density (g/cm3): 2.067
Melting point (K): 388.36
Boiling point (K): 717.87
Electronegativity (Pauling): 2.58
Abundance (mg/kg): 350.0
4
34
Se
Selenium
[Ar] 4s2 3d10 4p4

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3d10 Different electron shell (n)

3d10 Different electron count

3d10 New term (orbital)