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Give reasons for the decrease in stability of +6 oxidation state and increase in +4 oxidation state of group 16 elements.

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Group 16 elements show two different oxidation state +4, +6. While going down, the group 16 elements show only +4 oxidation state. This is due to inert pair effect, which is due to shielding effect the inner s orbital are not involved in bonding. That is why they show less oxidation state.

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