Chemistry, asked by Zara2925, 1 year ago

Oxygen exist as diatomic molecule while sulphur exists as s8 why

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Answered by nair93091
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Oxygen exists as a diatomic Molecule because it is bonded covalently. each oxygen atom requires 2 atoms for it's octet stability.

similarly , sulphur requires 8 atoms for attaining it's octet stability. It also does covalent bond , and forms an 8 sulphur atom-chaim.

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