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How many electrons an oxygen can donate and receive?

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oxygen has 16 number proton. so it will be 2.8.6 . to make it stable, oxygen must receive two electron .oxygen can't donate electron because it is in non metal.
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oxygen can receive 2 electrons to be full
and can donate 6 electrons to be full
but for oxygen is easier to gain rather than lose

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