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A bolt of lightning heats the surrounding air to ~30,000 K — five times hotter than the Sun's surface.
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A bolt of lightning heats the surrounding air to ~30,000 K — five times hotter than the Sun's surface.
To solve this problem, we need to understand the oxidation states of Group 16 elements.Group 16 elements include oxygen (O), sulfur (S), selenium (Se), tellurium (Te), and polonium (Po).The common oxidation states for these elements are -2, +2, +4, and +6.Let's analyze each element:• Oxygen (O) commonly exhibits a -2 oxidation state in most of its compounds.• Sulfur (S), selenium (Se), and tellurium (Te) can exhibit -2 oxidation states, especially in their binary compounds with hydrogen.• Polonium (Po), however, is less likely to exhibit a -2 oxidation state.This is because polonium is a metal and prefers to exhibit positive oxidation states, such as +2 and +4.Therefore, among the Group 16 elements, polonium (Po) does NOT show a -2 oxidation state.This corresponds to Option 2.
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