
How many sulphur atoms are present in a molecule of rhombic sulphur?

Important Questions on The p-Block Elements


(A) -sulphur
(B) -sulphur
(C) -form

Match the following
Column - 1 Type of sulphur |
Column - 2 Property |
(A) - Sulphur (B) (C) - Sulphur |
(I) soluble in (II) soluble in (III) Puckered ring (IV) Paramagnetic (V) Chair form |
The correct match is:

Statement I : and forms of sulphur can change reversibly between themselves with slow heating or slow cooling.
Statement II : At room temperature the stable crystalline form of sulphur is monoclinic sulphur.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:


i. is produced by the action of hydrochloric acid on .
ii. is hybridized.
iii. has two bonds.
iv. and are isostructural.
How many of the above statements are correct?





Sulphur can form and but oxygen forms only and This is due to

(a) Rhombic sulphur transforms to monoclinic sulphur when heated above .
(b) Solution of roll sulphur in , on evaporation gives the crystals of rhombic suiphur.
(c) Both rhombic and monoclinic sulphur have molecules.
(d) Both rhombic and monoclinic sulphur are soluble in carbon disulphide.





Which of the following statements is true about molecule?
I. There are no bonds present in the molecule.
II. There are eight lone pair of electrons.
III. Each atom is hybridised.



