Why does sulfur exist as octasulfur?

Asked Dec 27 '13 at 06:54

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Sulfur belongs to the same group as oxygen. Then why oxygen exists as an $\ce{O2}$ molecule while sulfur exists as $\ce{S8}$ molecule? What's the chemistry behind this?

edited Dec 04 '16 at 17:14

Klaus-Dieter Warzecha

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asked Dec 27 '13 at 06:54

Tejas

Why does sulfur exist as octasulfur?

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