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Sulphur and rest of the elements of group 16 are less electronegative than oxygen. Therefore, their atoms cannot take up electrons easily. They can acquire ns2np6 configuration by sharing two electrons with the atoms of other elements and thus, exhibit +2 oxidation state in their compounds. In addition to this, their atoms have vacant d-orbitals in their valence shell to which electrons can be promoted from the p and s-orbitals of the same shell. As a result, they can show +4 and +6 oxidation states.
Like sulphur, oxygen does not show +4 and +6 oxidation states. The reason is :
(a)That oxygen is a gas while sulphur is a solid
(b)That oxygen has high ionisation enthalpies in comparison to sulphur
(c)That oxygen has high electron affinity in comparison to sulphur
(d)That oxygen has no d-orbitals in its valence shellThat oxygen has no d-orbitals in its valence shell

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