JEE Main Chemistry question

Elements having six electrons in their outermost orbit generally form:

Answer: (B)

Solution

An element with 6 valence electrons (Group 16, e.g. O, S) needs only 2 more electrons to complete its octet, making it strongly electronegative.

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