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Why do oxygen and sulfur have similar chemical properties?

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Oxygen and sulfur have similar chemical properties because both elements have six electrons in their outermost electron shells. Indeed, both oxygen and sulfur form molecules with two hydrogen atoms: water and hydrogen sulfide

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