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oxygen is divalent where as sulphur exists valency 2,4 and 6 due to_______.

oxygen is divalent where as sulphur exists valency 2,4 and 6 due to_______.

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Mukesh Sharma
askIITians Faculty 43 Points
10 years ago
due to presence of d-orbital in sulphur
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nitish rathore
38 Points
10 years ago
because there is exist so ,so2 & so3 in mono , bi & tri state due to presence of d orbital
Kamlesh Kumar
askIITians Faculty 60 Points
10 years ago
oxygen shows oxidation state 2 due to absence of d orbitals. but in sulphur vacant d orbitals are present in valence shell so sulphur can show 2,4 and 6 oxidation states..


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