group 16

group of chemical elements
Intangible group Q104567
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Summary

group 16 is a group[1]. It draws 2,545 Wikipedia views per month (group category, ranking #47 of 392).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: main group[3]
  • Follows: group 15[4]
  • Followed by: halogens[5]
  • Subclass of: chemical element[6]
  • Part of: periodic table[7], p-block[8]
  • Commons category: Periodic table group 16[9]
  • Has part(s): chemical element[10], oxygen[11], sulfur[12], selenium[13], tellurium[14], polonium[15], livermorium[16]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Chalcogens[17]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[18]
  • Different from: aerobic organism[19]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[20]

Why It Matters

group 16 has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 108 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → periodic table, p-block
    Has part(s) → chemical element, oxygen, sulfur +4
    Subclass of → —
    Has parts → —
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