AP Chemistry
2.7 VSEPR and Hybridization
2.6 Resonance and Formal Charge
2.5 Lewis Diagrams
Both oxygen and sulfur belong to Group 16 of the periodic table. When reacting with excess fluorine, sulfur readily forms the stable molecular compounds \(\text{SF}_4\) and \(\text{SF}_6\), whereas oxygen forms \(\text{OF}_2\) but cannot form \(\text{OF}_4\) or \(\text{OF}_6\). Which of the following statements best justifies why sulfur can form \(\text{SF}_6\) while oxygen is unable to form \(\text{OF}_6\)?
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