Home
Class 12
CHEMISTRY
Oxgen is divalent in its compounds, but ...

Oxgen is divalent in its compounds, but sulphur is even hexavalent. Why?

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

Ground state configuration of oxygen has two orbitals with unpaired electrons it forms two bonds. Oxygen cannot expand its valencies due to absence of d – orbital.
Sulphur form 4 bond in the first excited state and bonds in the second excited state.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • 16 TH GROUP ELEMENTS

    NARAYNA|Exercise EVALUATE YOUR SELF - I|5 Videos

  • 16 TH GROUP ELEMENTS

    NARAYNA|Exercise EVALUATE YOUR SELF - II|7 Videos

  • 15TH GROUP ELEMENTS

    NARAYNA|Exercise EXERCISE - 4 (NCERT EXEMPLERS/HOTs)|27 Videos

  • 16TH GROUP ELEMENTS

    NARAYNA|Exercise LEVEL-VI|100 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

In organic compound sulphur is estimated as

Compounds of Sulphur Part-2

Compounds of Sulphur Part-1

The most stable divalent compound of carbon is

Oxygen Family || Sulphur and its Compound

The type of bonding found in divalent compounds of group 14 element is :

NARAYNA-16 TH GROUP ELEMENTS -EXERCISE - 4 NCERT EXAMPLERS/H.O.T.S.
  1. Oxgen is divalent in its compounds, but sulphur is even hexavalent. Wh...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. The sulphur molecule (S(8)) can be represented as a

    Text Solution

    |

  3. The boiling points of H2O, H2S , H2Se and H2Te are in the following or...

    Text Solution

    |

  4. In the laboratory H(2)S is prepared by the action of

    Text Solution

    |

  5. Why is H(2)S less acidic than H(2)Te ?

    Text Solution

    |

  6. Oxyen is more eletrongative than sulphur, yet H(2)S is acidic while H(...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. Cyclic trimer structure of SO(3) contains:

    Text Solution

    |

  8. Iron sulphide is heated in air to form A, an oxide of sulphur. A is d...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. Which of the following equations represents the oxidising action of su...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. One gas bleaches the colour of flowers by reduction, while the other b...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. SO3 gas can be identified by exposing it to the

    Text Solution

    |

  12. Mustard gas can be prepared by the reaction of ethylene with

    Text Solution

    |

  13. When cobalt trifluoride is treated with sulphur, the compound formed i...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. Identify the correct sequence of increasing number of pi-bonds in strc...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. Which of the following acids doesnot exists in the free form?

    Text Solution

    |

  16. Which compound on heating alone does not form O(2)?

    Text Solution

    |

  17. Oxygen gas can be prepared from solid KMnO4 by

    Text Solution

    |

  18. Which of the following is not oxidised by O3?

    Text Solution

    |

  19. Number of volumes of O2 formed when 3 volumes of Ozone decomposes

    Text Solution

    |