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The absence of which orbitals in oxygen limits its covalency to four and in practice, rarely exceeds two:

Option: 1

p-orbitals


Option: 2

d-orbitals


Option: 3

f-orbitals


Option: 4

None of these


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Due to its small size and high electronegativity, it shows some anomalous behaviour, like other members of p-block present in the second period.The absence of d orbitals in oxygen limits its covalency to four and in practice, rarely exceeds two while the valence shell of other elements can be expanded and covalence exceeds four.

 

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