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Q. The oxidation number and covalency of sulphur in sulphur molecule $ ({{S}_{8}}) $ are

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Solution:

In elemental state, the ON of an element is zero. Therefore, ON of S in $ {{S}_{8}} $ is zero. Further in the $ {{S}_{8}} $ molecule, each sulphur atom is connected to two other sulphur atoms, therefore its co valency is 2.