Chemistry, Books a la Carte Edition and Modified Mastering Chemistry with Pearson eText & ValuePack Access Card (7th Edition)
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Chapter 9, Problem 9.150MP
The reaction
(a) The S8 molecule has eight sulfur atoms arranged in a ring. What is the hybridization and geometry around each sulfur atom in S8?
(b) The average S-S
(c) Assuming that the bonding in S2 is similar to the bonding in O2, give a molecular orbital description of the bonding in S2. Is S2 likely to be paramagnetic or diamagnetic?
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