Given below are two statements :Statement (I) : Oxygen being the first member of group 16 exhibits only –2 oxidation state.Statement (II) : Down the group 16 stability of + 4 oxidation state decreases and + 6 oxidation state increases. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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Given below are two statements :
Statement (I) : Oxygen being the first member of group 16 exhibits only –2 oxidation state.
Statement (II) : Down the group 16 stability of + 4 oxidation state decreases and + 6 oxidation state increases. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Statement I is incorrect whereas Statement II is correct.

Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.

Statement I is correct whereas Statement II is incorrect.

Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.

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Oxygen, can show other oxidation state also in it’s compound like –1, + 1, + 2 Due to inert pair effect stability of + 4 oxidation state increases in oxygen family.

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