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The Oxygen family
• Oxygen-#8• Sulfur-#16• Selenium-#34• Tellurium-#52• Polonium-#84
So buy my elements
oxygen
• 2nd most abundant element found in the earth’s atmosphere
• Very reactive • Almost all forms of life breath it to break down
carbohydrates
sulfur
• Used to manufacture medicine • Big component in gun powder • Found in synthetic rubber
selenium
• Used to tint glass red• when joined together with hydrogen it
becomes highly toxic
Tellurium
• Useful in making alloys • Used in memory chips • Tellurium a very rare element
Polonium
• Has been used as a trigger for nuclear weapons
• Very toxic • Used to power many devices