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JEE · NEET Previous Year Question

$Which of the following statements regarding sulphur is not correct?$

Topic: JEE PYQ

Answer: B. Full step-by-step solution below.

A $At about 1000 K, it mainly consists of S_{2} molecules$
B $The oxidation state of sulphur is never less than +4 in its compounds$
C $S_{2} molecule is paramagnetic$
D $Rhombic sulphur is readily soluble in CS_{2}$

Correct answer: B

Solution

(a) At high temperature about 1000 k, sulphur consists of mixture of forms S_{2}, S_{4}, S_{6}, S_{8}, etc.

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