Question

Sulphur exhibit greater tendency for catenation than selenium

Answer 1

The S-S bond energy 213kJ/Mol therefore bond strength is more compared to O-O bond energy 138kJ/mol.Sulphur naturally exists in nature as S8 molecules.On heating these rings break & link jointly in to long chains.Hence sulphur has greater tendency for catenation thanoxygen.


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