Why Can an Oxygen Atom Only Form One Compound with Fluorine

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Multiple Choice

Why can an oxygen atom only form one compound with fluorine, OF₂, but sulfur forms the compounds SF₂, SF₄, and SF₆?

• A) Oxygen has a higher electronegativity than sulfur.
• B) Sulfur is larger than oxygen.
• C) The difference in electronegativity is smaller between O and F, than it is between S and F.
• D) Sulfur has d valence orbitals whereas oxygen does not.
• E) none of these

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