The homework question said "which 2nd row element has 6 valence electrons and a valence of 2?"

I don't really understand the question, because oxygen would be the element with the 6 valence electrons, but wouldn't that mean that it has a valence of 6? Does the "valence of 2" mean that it can make 2 bonds to fill its octet?

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