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Why does oxygen show anomalous behaviour ? OR Oxygen differs from the rest of the members of the family. Explain

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Oxygen is the first element of group 16. 

Reasons for anomalous behaviour of oxygen :

  • It has the smallest size in the group. 
  • It has the highest electronegativity (3.5). 
  • It does not have vacant d-orbitals like other elements in group 16. 


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