1. The Oxygen Group Destiny Kelly Period 1 10/21/11

2. Elements In The Oxygen Group Oxygen Sulfur Selenium Tellurium Polonium

3. Oxygen FACTS! Oxygen gas is odorless, tasteless, And colorless. Liquid and solid oxygen are pale blue. O O Symbol (Liquid Oxygen) Origin: "oxygen" means "acid producing" or "acid generating" because it was once thought that all acids had oxygen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4 wveY2-lCo&feature=related

4. Sulfur FACTS! Burning sulfur produces sulfur dioxide, which kills bacteria and insects (and is bad for people too). 10 isotopes of Sulfur are known S Symbol Origin: The name came from the Arabic 'sufra’, which means yellow; Or it might have came from Sanskrit 'shulbari' meaning 'enemy (ari) of copper (shulba).

5. Selenium FACTS! Selenium melts at 220.5 degrees It’s used in the glass industry making ruby red colored glass Se Symbol Origin: Greek Selene: moon

6. Tellurium FACTS! The boiling point of Tellurium is 990ºC and has a melting point of 450ºC. Tellurium suboxide is used for making rewritable CDs and DVDs Te Symbol Origin: Latin: tellus (earth)

7. Polonium FACTS! Polonium is a rare, extremely radioactive metalloid or transition metal. Pure polonium is a silvery- colored solid. Po Symbol Origin: named after Marie Curie's native land of Poland (Latin: Polonia)