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Sulphur is insoluble in but dissolves readily in carbon disulphide and turpentine oil.

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Important Questions on The p-Block Elements

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Molecular formula of oxygen is O2 while sulphur is S8 why?
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A mixture of 3g of sulphur and 12.7g of copper was placed in a quartz tube. The tube was sealed under vacuum and then heated to the melting. The cooled tube contains
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Which state of sulphur exhibits paramagnetism and why?
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Give reason for the following statement :

Sulphur in vapour state shows paramagnetic behaviour.

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Name the allotrope of sulphur that is stable at room temperature.
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Match the following

Column - 1

Type of sulphur

Column - 2

Property

(A) α - Sulphur
(B)S2
(C) β - Sulphur
(I) soluble in CS2
(II) soluble in H2O
(III) Puckered ring
(IV) Paramagnetic
(V) Chair form

The correct match is:

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Explain the following property of group 16 elements:

Allotropy

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Explain the Frasch process for the extraction of sulphur with the help of a labelled diagram.
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The products P and Q of the following reaction, respectively, are a S8( s)+bNaOHaqPaq+qQaq+rH2O
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Among the following allotropic forms of sulphur, the number of allotropic forms, which will show paramagnetism is _______.
(A) α-sulphur
(B) β-sulphur
(C) S2-form
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Given below are two statements:

Statement I : α and β 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:

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Describe the Frasch process for mining sulphur.
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Rhombic sulphur is also known as _____.
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What happens, when SO2 is passed through an aqueous solution of Fe(III) salts?

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Which of following is a method for preparation of Engel's sulphur?
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Find the oxidation state, covalency and total number of lone pairs, respectively, on sulphur in S8 molecule.
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Which is the most stable allotrope of sulphur?