Explanation

• Group VIA (also known as Group 16) elements have six electrons in their valence shell.
• Oxygen (O) is a member of this group, and its atomic number is 8.
• The electronic configuration of oxygen is 1s2 2s2 2p4, which shows that it has six electrons in its valence shell (two in the 2s orbital and four in the 2p orbitals).