Question

monoclinic sulphur has 6 sulphur atoms but rhombic form of sulphur has 8 sulphur atoms, still why is it stated in the NCERT that both have S8 sulphur atoms..... someone plzzz answer this quetion.​

Answer 1

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Both assertion and reason are correct statements, and reason is the correct explanation of the assertion. <br> Both rhombic and monoclic=nic sulphur exist as

but oxygen exists as

, because oxygen forms

multiple bond due to its small size and small bond length. But

bonding is not possible in sulphur due to its bigger size as compared to oxygen.