Question

The atomicity of sulphur in orthorhombic sulphur is

• A. 8
• B. 6
• C. 4
• D. 2

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

8

Sulphur is non-metal and exist in 2 allotropic forms that are Rhombic and monoclinic.

Ortho-rhombic sulphur is made up of $S_8$ molecules.

Atomicity is defined as the number of atoms in a molecule of that element.

For ex: Oxygen molecule consists of two atoms of oxygen chemically bonded to each other.

So the atomicity of oxygen is 2 and therefore it is a diatomic gas.

Sulphur molecules consist of eight atoms per molecule.Its atomicity is 8.

Hence,option A is correct answer.