Question

The oxidation member of sin so 2-
is
4​

Answer 1

Answer:

oxygen generally exhibits an oxidation state of -2 only while the other members of the oxidation states of group show oxidation state of +2, +4 and +6 because it is highly electro-negative. Oxygen is the 2nd most electro-negative element after Flourine. So when oxygen combines with flourine it shows positive oxidation states only. While other elements of the oxygen group show +2 and +4 because they are less electro-negative like oxygen and fluorine and when they combine with oxygen, fluorine, and chlorine they show positive oxidation states.