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TS EAMCET · Chemistry · p Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)

The most stable form of sulphur allotrope is

  1. A \(S_6\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{S}_7\)
  3. C \(S_8\)
  4. D \(S_{10}\)
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(C) \(S_8\)

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Thermodynamically most stable allotrope of sulphur is rhombic sulphur \(\left(\mathrm{S}_\alpha\right)\) which is a molecular crystal made of \(S_8\) units.