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Why `SF_6` is known but `OF_6` is not known

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Oxygen shows a maximum positive oxidation state of +2. Oxygen does not contain d-orbitals.
Hence, it cannot increase its co-ordination number more than two. Hence `OF_(2)` is known but `OF_(6)` is not known.
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