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Account for the following:
Tendency to show -2 oxidation state diminishes from sulfur to polonium in group 16.

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Down the group, i.e from sulphur to polonium the size of the atom increases and electronegativity decreases. Thus, the tendency to accept two more electrons so as to attain the stable electronic configuration of nearest gas decreases, i.e. the tendency to show `-2` oxidation state decreases.
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