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95. Sulphur e...

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95. Sulphur exist in different allottopic forms such as S2,S6 and S8. If equal weight of three are taken in separate container,then the ratio of number of atoms is?

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Q. We humans have known elemental Sulphur from the earliest times. In the last two decades, the allotropy of sulfur has been explored in great detail. The most common naturally occurring allotrope,

S_{8}

cyclo-octasulphur, has a puckered three dimensional “crown” like arrangement of atoms around the ring. This homocyclic allotrope forms “needle-like” crystals above

95^{\circ}

C, but below that temperature, crystallizes in a “chunky” fashion. The crystals, which are referred to as monoclinic and rhombic forms, differ simply in the way in which the molecules pack. These are allotropes of each other – True or False?

α - sulphur, β - sulphur

S_{2}

, the number of allotropic forms which will show paramagnetism is

S_{8}

is an allotropic form of sulphur which has a crown structure.

Q. The number of valence electrons in sulphur are ___ and in

S_{8}

each sulphur is bonded to ___ other sulphur atom/atoms.

Q. Equal masses of

S_{2}, S_{4}

S_{8}

are taken. Highest number of free species are present in:

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