Question

Sulphur is a triatomic molecule.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

Triatomic molecules:

• Triatomic molecules are molecules made up of three atoms.
• An example of a triatomic molecule is ${\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}$.
• $\mathrm{It}\mathrm{is}\mathrm{made}\mathrm{up}\mathrm{of}\mathrm{two}\mathrm{Hydrogen}\mathrm{atoms}\left(\mathrm{H}\right)\mathrm{and}\mathrm{one}\mathrm{Oxygen}\left(\mathrm{O}\right)\mathrm{atom}\mathrm{so}\mathrm{a}\mathrm{total}\mathrm{number}\mathrm{of}\mathrm{atoms}\mathrm{is}2+1=3.$
• $\mathrm{The}\mathrm{sulphur}\mathrm{molecule}\mathrm{exists}\mathrm{as}\mathrm{octaatomic}\mathrm{i}.\mathrm{e}{\mathrm{S}}_8\mathrm{due}\mathrm{to}\mathrm{its}\mathrm{property}\mathrm{of}\mathrm{catenation}.$
• Because sulphur molecules consist of eight atoms per molecule.
• Therefore its atomicity is 8.

Thus, the given statement is False. I.e., Sulphur is a triatomic molecule.