Question

Atomic number of an element Z is 16. Answer the following: 

(1) State the period and group to which Z belongs. 

(2) Is Z a metal or a non-metal? 

(3) State the formula of the compound between Z and Hydrogen. What kind of a compound is this?

Answer 1

An element Z has atomic number 16 

1. Period – 3 group – 16 or VIA (as E.C. 2, 8, 6) 

2. Z is a non-metal. 

3. Formula between Z and hydrogen is H₂Z. The kind of compound is covalent.