alleryStart learning →Why cannot oxygen show a high positive oxidation state like +6?
AIt lacks vacant d orbitals
BIt is not electronegative
CIt has no electrons
DIt has too many shells
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. It lacks vacant d orbitals
Oxygen's second shell has no d orbitals, so it cannot expand its octet.
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