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Among the group 16 elements, Oxygen exhibits the widest variety of allotropy – True or False?

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The correct option is A False
Generally, Oxygen exists in the form of only two allotropes – dioxygen and trioxygen, which is also known as ozone. Sulphur exhibits a tremendous variety in terms of allotropy. There are many allotropes for Sulphur. Also, the other elements like Se and Te exist in the form of several allotropes.

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