group 16

group of chemical elements
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group 16

Summary

group 16 is a group[1]. It draws 812 Wikipedia views per month (group category, ranking #47 of 392).[2]

Key Facts

  • group 16's instance of is recorded as group[3].
  • group 16's instance of is recorded as main group[4].
  • group 16 followed group 15[5].
  • group 16 was followed by halogens[6].
  • group 16 is a type of chemical element[7].
  • group 16 is part of periodic table[8].
  • group 16 is part of p-block[9].
  • group 16's Commons category is recorded as Periodic table group 16[10].
  • group 16 comprises chemical element[11].
  • group 16 comprises oxygen[12].
  • group 16 comprises sulfur[13].
  • group 16 comprises selenium[14].
  • group 16 comprises tellurium[15].
  • group 16 comprises polonium[16].
  • group 16 comprises livermorium[17].
  • group 16's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chalcogens[18].
  • group 16's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[19].
  • group 16's different from is recorded as aerobic organism[20].
  • group 16's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include group[3] and main group[4]. group 16 is a type of chemical element[7].

Use and Application

Components include chemical element[11], a second-order class[22]; oxygen[12], a chemical element[23]; sulfur[13], a chemical element[24]; selenium[14], a chemical element[25]; tellurium[15], a chemical element[26]; and polonium[16], a chemical element[27]. Part of include periodic table[8], a chemical classification[28], founded in 1869[29] and p-block[9], a block[30].

Why It Matters

group 16 draws 812 Wikipedia views per month (group category, ranking #47 of 392).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] . 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] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d 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
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007558907505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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