Molecules of sulphur.

Ans. The molecules of sulphur are

1. Sulphur has catenating power.
2. Rhombic sulphur is most stable allotrope of sulphur.
3. A normal sulphur molecule consists of eight atoms of sulphur or it is octa– atomic (S₈).
4. Both rhombic and monoclinic sulphur contain S₈ rings.
5. The molecule has a crown shape.
6. In S₈ molecule, each sulphur atom is joined to two other sulphur atoms by single S-S covalent bonds.
7. At high temperature it exists in smaller molecules like S₆, S₄, S₂, S etc.