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Oxygen cannot exhibit tetravalency and h...

Oxygen cannot exhibit tetravalency and hexavalency like sulphur. This is because

A

Oxygen has two unpaired electrons

B

Oxygen can form double bond

C

Oxygen lacks valence d-orbitals

D

Oxygen has only 2 electrons in valence shell

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