What is denoted by the chemical formula $S_{8}$ .

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Solution

The chemical symbol of sulphur is $S$ .
$8$ here denotes eight atoms of sulphur.
Hence $S_{8}$ denotes that a molecule of sulphur that consists of eight sulphur atoms.

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