Question

What is the difference between the writing of 2S and S8?

2S means 2 atoms of sulfur.
S8 means 8 atoms of sulfur also?

and, in Fe2O3, the number of the kinds of atoms is 2?

Answer 1

Answer:

2S means two unlinked atoms of sulpy

S8 means 8 sulphur atoms linked together by covalent bond

Explanation:

Answer 2

Explanation:

since if you write S8 then it represents a molecule of sulphur containg 8 atoms each and if you write as 2S then it represents 2moles of sulphur and in compound Fe2O3 here is only two atoms Fe andO since number of different kinds of atoms in Fe2O3 is 2.

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