Selenium valence

Debate still exists concerning the form of the selenocysteine residues in the reduced from of the enzyme (SeH ). It is not clear whether there is a selenium valency change upon reaction or if, during the reaction with peroxide substrate, the selenium in the enzyme is converted to oxygen-containing derivatives (e.g. selenenic acids, Enz-RSeOH). Direct experimental evidence concerning this oxidation step is needed. 

The most common toxic metals in industrial use are cadmium, chromium, lead, silver, and mercury less commonly used are arsenic, selenium (both metalloids), and barium. Cadmium, a metal commonly used in alloys and myriads of other industrial uses, is fairly mobile in the environment and is responsible for many maladies including renal failure and a degenerative bone disease called "ITA ITA" disease. Chromium, most often found in plating wastes, is also environmentally mobile and is most toxic in the Cr valence state. Lead has been historically used as a component of an antiknock compound in gasoline and, along with chromium (as lead chromate), in paint and pigments. 

Ponthieux S, Paulmier C (2000) Selenium-Stabilized Carbanions. 208 113-142 Raimondi M, Cooper DL (1999) Ab Initio Modern Valence Bond Theory. 203 105 -120 RenaudP (2000) Radical Reactions Using Selenium Precursors. 208 81-112 Rigaut S, see Astruc 0(2000)210 229-259... 

Although they both have the s p valence configurations, selenium s least stable electrons are in orbitals with a larger ft value. Orbital size increases with tt. Selenium also has a greater nuclear charge than sulfur, which raises the possibility that nuclear attraction could offset increased tt. 

C09-0046. Give the group number and the number of valence electrons for the following elements (a) selenium (b) iodine (c) germanium and (d) nitrogen. 

The induced co-deposition concept has been successfully exemplified in the formation of metal selenides and tellurides (sulfur has a different behavior) by a chalcogen ion diffusion-limited process, carried out typically in acidic aqueous solutions of oxochalcogenide species containing quadrivalent selenium or tellurium and metal salts with the metal normally in its highest valence state. This is rather the earliest and most studied method for electrodeposition of compound semiconductors [1]. For MX deposition, a simple (4H-2)e reduction process may be considered to describe the overall reaction at the cathode, as for example in... 

The value of this method lies in the fact that formation of elemental selenium is unlikely to occur since the high-valency species such as Se(IV) that could oxidize the selenide ions are absent from solution. The SeSO and SOj ions (or their protonated forms) do not oxidize Se , while any free Se that may be formed would redissolve in sulfite giving selenosulfate again, since the latter is prepared by dissolving Se in excess sulfite. 

Biological activity can be used in two ways for the bioremediation of metal-contaminated soils to immobilize the contaminants in situ or to remove them permanently from the soil matrix, depending on the properties of the reduced elements. Chromium and uranium are typical candidates for in situ immobilization processes. The bioreduction of Cr(VI) and Ur(VI) transforms highly soluble ions such as CrO and UO + to insoluble solid compounds, such as Cr(OH)3 and U02. The selenate anions SeO are also reduced to insoluble elemental selenium Se°. Bioprecipitation of heavy metals, such as Pb, Cd, and Zn, in the form of sulfides, is another in situ immobilization option that exploits the metabolic activity of sulfate-reducing bacteria without altering the valence state of metals. The removal of contaminants from the soil matrix is the most appropriate remediation strategy when bioreduction results in species that are more soluble compared to the initial oxidized element. This is the case for As(V) and Pu(IV), which are transformed to the more soluble As(III) and Pu(III) forms. This treatment option presupposes an installation for the efficient recovery and treatment of the aqueous phase containing the solubilized contaminants. 

In aqueous geochemistry, the important distinguishing property of metals is that, in general, they have a positive oxidation state (donate electrons to form cations in solution), but nonmetals have a negative oxidation state (receive electrons to form anions in solution). In reality, there is no clear dividing line between metals and nonmetals. For example, arsenic, which is classified as a nonmetal, behaves like a metal in its commonest valence states and is commonly listed as such. Other nonmetals, such as selenium, behave more like nonmetals. 

If you move left one column in the periodic table from the halides, the chalcogenides need two electrons to complete their valence shell, and thus can bond to the surface and each other simultaneously. This appears to account for much of the interesting surface chemistry of chalcogenide atomic layers. Chalcogenides, including oxides (corrosion), are some of the most studied systems in surface chemistry. The oxides are clearly the most important, but significant amounts of work have been done with sulfur, selenium and tellurium. 

Selenium chemistry is complex, and additional research is warranted on chemical and biochemical transformations among valence states, allotropic forms, and isomers of selenium. 

Fig. 3. X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) of reference compounds with various Se valence states and mine tailings samples. The Se K-edge excitation potential for Se in the ground state (Se°) is at 12658 eV. The selenium K-edge excitation potential increases with increasing valence state.

Valence Force Constants 1 and Geometries of Binary Selenium Fluorides... 

Valence orbitals of sulfur and selenium atoms have quite similar values of P-parameters as well as the degrees of structural interactions (p). On the contrary, PE-parameters... 

Atoms of S and Se can sufficiently structurally influence fragments of CH3 that are frequently located on the ends of hydrocarbon chains or in the form of free radicals. The data given confirm high reactivity of sulfur and selenium atoms as retardants of chain reactions of free radicals as elements drawing back impaired valence electrons of free radicals, but at the same time preserving the basic structure of hydrocarbon chain. 

Spatial-energy characteristics of different valency for sulfur and selenium define the possibility of formation of such structures with these elements that possess multipronged physical and chemical properties from poisons to oxidants. 

Selenium (masses 74, 76, 77, 78, 80, and 82 Table 1) and chromium (masses 50, 52, 53 54 Table 1) are treated together in this chapter because of their geochemical similarities and similar isotope systematics. Both of these elements are important contaminants in surface and ground water. They are redox-active and their mobility and environmental impact depend strongly on valence state and redox transformations. Isotope ratio shifts occur primarily during oxyanion reduction reactions, and the isotope ratios should serve as indicators of those reactions. In addition to environmental applications, we expect that there will be geological applications for Se and Cr isotope measurements. The redox properties of Se and Cr make them promising candidates as recorders of marine chemistry and paleoredox conditions. 

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