Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321809246
ISBN 13: 978-0-32180-924-7

Chapter 22 - Sections 22.1-22.9 - Exercises - Problems by Topic - Page 1071: 69

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Sulfur has several allotropes; The most common naturally occurring allotrope of sulfur is composed of an $S_{8}$ ring structure called cyclooctasulfur. When heated above its melting point of $112^{\circ} C$, cyclooctasulfur forms a straw-yellow liquid with low viscosity. Above $150^{\circ} C$, the rings begin to break, and the sulfur becomes a darker, more viscous liquid as the broken rings entangle one another. The color is darkest at $180^{\circ}C$ when the liquid becomes very viscous and pours very slowly. Above this temperature, however, the intermolecular forces between the $S_{8}$ chains weaken, and the liquid becomes less viscous again.
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