Question

Why sulphur forms s8 molecule instead of s2?

Answer 1

Oxygen and sulphur belongs to same group but O is O2 whereas S is S8

This is because of overlapping.

since size of oxygen is small so π bond overlapping takes place but in case of sulphur sideon overlapping is not sufficient to hold S2 .

that's why sulphur exists in S8 form and Oxygen exist in O2 form.

Answer 2

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✔Ur answer is here....

⏩Sulphur forms S8 because it has stronger vander wall force and bigger atomic size.
However, it forms pπ - pπ bond.

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