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The only element in group `16` elements, which is definitely a metal is____.

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To solve the question, "The only element in group 16 elements, which is definitely a metal is____," we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Identify the Elements in Group 16 Group 16 of the periodic table is also known as the oxygen family or chalcogens. The elements in this group include: - Oxygen (O) - Sulfur (S) - Selenium (Se) - Tellurium (Te) - Polonium (Po) ### Step 2: Classify Each Element Next, we classify each of these elements based on their properties: - **Oxygen (O)**: Nonmetal - **Sulfur (S)**: Nonmetal - **Selenium (Se)**: Metalloid (has properties of both metals and nonmetals) - **Tellurium (Te)**: Metalloid - **Polonium (Po)**: Metal (specifically a radioactive metal) ### Step 3: Identify the Metal From the classifications, we can see that: - The only element in Group 16 that is definitely classified as a metal is **Polonium (Po)**. ### Conclusion Thus, the answer to the question is: **Polonium (Po)**. ---
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