Question

$S_8$ molecule isshaped and hasnumber of lone pairs.

• A. crown
• B. pyramid
• C. 32
• D. 16

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (D)

The correct options are
A crown
D 16

The structure for $S_8$ molecule is crown shaped. Each sulphur is bonded to 2 other sulphur atoms. The number of valence electrons in $S_8$ is 6 out of which two are used in bonding with other sulphur atoms. Each sulphur is left with 2 lone pairs. For 8 sulphur atoms, there are 16 lone pairs.