Why Oxygen is a gas whereas sulphur is a soild?
1.1K Views|Posted 2013-01-30 16:39:47
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2013-01-30 16:50:49
In the normal temparature,there are two types of sulphur.One is Rombic Sulphur and the other is Mono clinic Sulphur and their molecular formula is S8.These types of Sulphur have a high molecular weight and their size are also large.So the Van-Der-Wall force is very high.So Sulphur is Solid in normal
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2013-01-30 16:43:28
coz sulphur is initially in solid state and as it comes in contact with oxygen it burns or evaporates...This is my opinion.
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2013-01-31 17:41:09
Oxygen exists as a diatomic molecules whereas sulphur exists as S6. ... Hence sulphur exists as solid and O2 exists as gas
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2013-01-31 17:31:30
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