Covalency of oxygen cannot exceed 2 unlike sulphur which can show +4 or +6 because
Chemistry · Class 12 · CBSE — The p-Block Elements
Covalency of oxygen cannot exceed 2 unlike sulphur which can show +4 or +6 because
- oxygen atom does not have d-orbitals
- oxygen atom has two unpaired electrons in its valence shell
- oxygen can form a double bond with another oxygen atom
- electrons of oxygen atom cannot be promoted to d-orbitals due to its small size.
Answer
(A) oxygen atom does not have d -orbitals
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