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Table 2.1-17C Elements of Group VIA (CAS notation), or Group 16 (new IUPAC notation). Allotropic and high-pressure
modifications
Element Oxygen Selenium
Modification α-O β-O γ-O γ-Se α-Se β-Se
Units
Crystal system, Bravais lattice mon, C trig, R cub, P hex mon mon
Structure type α-O α-As γ-O γ-Se
Lattice constant a 540.3 421.0 683 436.55 905.4 1501.8 pm
Lattice constant b 342.9 908.3 1471.3 pm
Lattice constant c 508.6 495.76 233.6 887.9 pm
Lattice angle α 46.27 deg
Lattice angle γ 132.53 90.82 93.6 deg
Space group C2/mR3mPm3m P3
1
21 P2
1
/mP2
1
/b
Schoenflies symbol C
3
2h
D
5
3d
O
3
h
D
4
3
C
2
2h
C
5
2h
Strukturbericht type A7 A15 A8
Pearson symbol mC4 hR2 cP16 hP3 mP32
Number A of atoms per cell 2×2 2 16 332
Coordination number 222
Shortest interatomic distance, solid 237 233–235 233–236
Range of stability < 23 K > 23.9K > 43.6K RT RT RT
Characteristics Gray, Red, Red,
Se chains Se
8
rings; Se
8
rings
Table 2.1-17C Elements of Group VIA, or Group 16. Allotropic and high-pressure modifications, cont.
Element Tellurium Polonium
Modification α-Te β-Te γ -Te α-Po β-Po
Units
Crystal system, Bravais lattice hex trig, R trig, R cub, P trig, R
Structure type γ -Se α-As α-Hg α-Po α-Hg
Lattice constant a 445.61 469 300.2 336.6 337.3 pm
Lattice constant c 592.71 pm
Lattice angle α 53.30 103.3 98.08 deg
Space group P3
1
21 R
3
mR
3
m
Pm
3
mR
3
m
Schoenflies symbol D
4
3
D
5
3d
D
5
3d
O
1
h
D
5
3d
Strukturbericht type A8 A7 A10 A
h
A10
Pearson symbol hP3 hR2 hR1 cP1 hR1
Number A of atoms per cell 32111
Coordination number 2 +4 66
Shortest interatomic distance, solid 283 337 337
Range of stability RTP > 2GPa > 7.0GPa RTP > 327 K
Table 2.1-17D Elements of Group VIA (CAS notation), or Group 16 (new IUPAC notation). Ionic radii (determined from
crystal structures)
Element Oxygen Sulfur Selenium Tellurium Polonium
Ion O
2−
S
2−2
S
4+
S
6+
Se
2−
Se
4+
Se
6+
Te
2−
Te
4+
Te
6+
Po
4+
Coordination number Units
2 121 pm
4 12 28 66 43 pm
6 140 184 37 29 198 50 42 221 97 56 97 pm
8 142 pm
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