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ChemistryThe p-Block ElementsMHT CET

Oxygen does not show positive oxidation state (except on and ) due to

Answer: (B)

Solution

Oxygen has no low-lying vacant d-orbitals in its valence shell, so its electrons cannot be unpaired/promoted to give positive states,

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